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LOCALISM

21 while you were sleeping

26 Small is successful

Kids devote seven-and-a-half hours to media use daily, cruise ships dock in Haiti, California limits marijuana distributors, and biblical references engraved on weapons.

22 The limits of seeing Lorna Tychostup interviews photojournalist Tim Freccia about balancing his home life and his carreer as a crisis-zone photographer.

20 beinhart’s body politic: THE MYTH OF THE FREE MARKET Larry Beinhart on why free markets only create wealth, not civilization.

regional notebook 13 local luminarIES: ROSENDALE THEATRE COLLECTIVE .

In an effort to save the Rosendale Theater, a group of determined locals organized the Rosendale Theater Collective.

EDUCATION almanac 28 our annual compendium of learning opportunities A directory of education centers for kindergarten through college-age learners.

community pages 36 COLD SPRING & Garrison: this bend in the river .

Goldee Greene chats up the residents of two northern Putnam County villages.

88 PHOENICIA: the secret of the catskills Jesse Ordansky reports on life in the mountains of Ulster County.

Carl Frankel explains how savvy local retailers don’t let big box stores box them in.

cULINARY ADVENTURES 69 dining Delights Mark Gerlach previews Hudson Valley Restaurant Week, March 15 through March 28.

whole living guide 78 Sisterhood for the greater good Lorrie Klosterman on a new program that mentors girls and aids them in becoming empowered women.

82 Flowers Fall: Touching the depths Bethany Saltman interviews Buddhist teacher Judith Simmer Brown.

advertiser services 35 NEW PALTZ A collection of businesses in the Ulster County town.

42 beacon For the positive lifestyle.

66 tastings A directory of what’s cooking and where to get it.

72 business directory A compendium of advertiser services.

76 POUGHKEEPSIE A collection of businesses in the Queen City of the Hudson.

83 whole living directory For the positive lifestyle.

105 wARWICK A collection of business in southwestern Orange County.

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arts & culture 44 MUSEUM AND Gallery GUIDe 50 music David Greenberger talks about his new CD Cherry Picking Apple Blossom (2009), where he chronicles the elderly in music backed monologues.

Nightlife Highlights by Peter Aaron, plus CDs by Elijah Tucker Generous Music. Reviewed by Jason Broome.

Richard McGraw Burying The Dead. Reviewed by Sharon Nichols.

They Say Let Them Tell Us. Reviewed by Cheryl K. Symister-Masterson.

54 BOOKS Pauline Uchmanowicz speaks with Tobias Wolff, author of This Boys Life and Old School, about his life, career, and craft.

56 BOOK reviews Marx Dorrity reviews How Lincoln Learned to Read by Daniel Wolff.

Anne Pyburn Craig reviews Money for Nothing by John Gillespie and David Zweig.

58 Poetry

Peter Barrett bakes homemade bread with William Alexander, author of 52 Loaves.

112 parting shot Celine, a painting by Francisco Benitez, at Ann Street Gallery in Newburgh.

the forecast 94 daily calendar Comprehensive listings of local events.

(Daily updates of calendar listings are posted at Chronogram.com.)

PREVIEWS 93 Lighter-than-air exhibit “Dancing on the Ceiling” opens at EMPAC. 95 Carolee Schneemann exhibits at the Dorsky Museum at SUNY New Paltz.

97 Isaiah Sheffer talks with Sparrow about “Selected Shorts” at the Bardavon.

99 Air Pirates Radio Theater kicks off its season in Sugar Loaf on March 20.

101 World music ensemble World View performs at the Falcon on March 6.

102 Peter Aaron interviews director Merle Becker on her documentary, American Artifact, which screens at Wherehouse in Newburgh on March 27.

planet waves 106 The One and the Many Eric Francis Coppolino on Monogamy vs Polyamory. Plus horoscopes.

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Poems by Brett Bevell, D. E. Cocks, Charlie James Grenadier, Nicholas Haines, Nick Halligan, James Houtrides, Elan Kwiecinski, Molly Lurie-Marino, Kate McNairy, Scott Norrenberg, Judith Prest, Effy Redman, Donna Sherman, and Veronica Stork. Edited by Phillip Levine.

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When asked about the origins of Plank, Emil Alzamora cites the chaos surrounding the governmental response to the recent economic crisis. “It was a concept I had right around the time of the TARP bailouts for the banks in early 2009. Hence the limited edition of 700,000,000,000,� says Alzamora, who has created 66 thus far. The sculptures, each signed and numbered, sell for $299.99 each. “I liked [the Plank figure] because he represented both the politicians and the bankers. All of them deserved to walk the proverbial pirate’s plank, in my book, for being reckless and unthinking.�

Normally, Alzamora works on a larger scale, taking the human form in unexpected directions, like in his gypsum sculpture Afterlife Afterthought. Ten feet off the ground, a serene head floats above a neck cascading down like a fire hose to a slumped body on the floor, at once disturbing and grandiose, as well as a commentary on bodily estrangement. This strain of muscular use of materials and pensive mood pervades his work.

Alzamora, who does not work from models—“I’ve been very obsessive about studying the body, figuring out how it works and what muscles connect to what bones, just the mechanics of it,� says Alzamora—likes to create lifesized sculptures as a way to control the readings of his work. “When you make something small, it’s an idea of something else because it’s once removed in scale and you have to use your mind to fill in the blanks. Whereas, when it’s life-sized, there’s no filling in the blanks, it’s there and on your scale.�

A solo show of Alzamora’s work was exhibited at the Artbreak Gallery in Brooklyn during February (www.artbreakgallery.com). This month, Alzamora will be featured at the Arte America Fair in Miami by Aldo Catillo Gallery as well as the Affordable Art Fair in London with Mauger Modern Art. This summer, Alzamora will be part of a two-person show with Andrea Hersh at the Albany Center Gallery from June 15 through July 24. www.emilalzamora.com. —Brian K. Mahoney

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local luminaries the rosendale theatre collective Rumors travel fast in a small town like Rosendale, often only to be debunked by the time they make it from one end of Main Street to the other. But one particularly juicy bit of gossip circulating last fall turned out to be true: Not only was the much beloved Rosendale Theatre for sale, there were serious buyers interested.

To many in this artsy/funky little town, the news of the potential purchase was devastating. Word on the street was that at least one interested party was a corporate entity from outside the community who might not keep it as a single-screen theater, or even a theater at all. In the age of the corporate multiplex, and at a time when people can conveniently download movies to watch them on screens small enough to fit in their pockets, a 300-seat single-screen theater might seem little more than a quaint anachronism to a real estate concern.

But to the people of Rosendale and moviegoers throughout Ulster County, the Rosendale Theater is much more than a charming throwback. You can help yourself to popcorn for $1 on the honor system. Seventy-seven-year-old Anthony “Uncle Tony” Cacchio, a son of one of the founders, runs the box office before heading upstairs to operate the projector. To patrons of the theater, it is an important community gathering place and a cultural gem where you can see current indie movies for $6, and where, increasingly, live theater, dance, and music performances have been selling out. It’s also one of three outposts for screenings during the annual Woodstock Film Festival in the fall.

“When a number of us heard there may have been an offer on the theater, we all kind of gasped,” recalls Richard “F-Stop” Minissali, a Rosendale resident who sits on the town council. “The thought of someone coming in and turning the theater into apartments or a lumberyard or something else was very upsetting. It was scary to think about losing this critical anchor business and cultural center. So a bunch of us got together and said, ‘Okay, let’s see what we can make happen.’”

And so was born the Rosendale Theatre Collective, a growing adhoc group chaired

by Minissali that aims to purchase the theater from the Cacchio family—who have owned and run it for 61 years—and turn it into a nonprofit.

They plan to continue the Cacchios’ tradition of showing mostly indie and art house films, as well as the family’s more recent dedication to live performance, and benefits for social and humanitarian causes. In recent years, the Cacchios have hosted a diverse group of live acts, including Tuvan throat singers as part of the World Culture Concert Series, a performance of “The Vagina Monologues” that benefited Hope’s Fund/The United Way, and performances by Professor Louie and the Crowmatix to benefit Iraq war veterans.

In just a few months, the Rosendale Theatre Collective has managed to raise $45,000 of the $160,000 they need by April to secure a mortgage. They’ve got even higher hopes, though: to pull together $600,000, which would provide enough to buy the property outright, renovate it, install a professional DVD system that will be used in addition to the existing projector, and give the Collective access to a wider assortment of films at less expense; and refurbish the building’s loftlike second floor to use as additional live performance and rehearsal space, doubing the place’s potential for entertainment—and

earnings. The theater has always been a lynchpin of the local economy. “There is a direct correlation between when that theater is full, and when the restaurants in Rosendale are full,” says collective member and filmmaker Nicole Quinn, who debuted her 2008 film, Racing Daylight, at the theater. Having three active performance spaces would only up the ante.

Six hundred thousand dollars—even $160,000—is a lot of money to raise in a tight economy. But the group is determined. “We have many fundraising events going on,” Minissali says, “and a very dedicated group of people working on this. Although it’s more likely to happen if we can find a few angels to help us,” he added.

Local celebrities have gotten on board, joining the collective’s 17-seat advisory committee. Among them are actors Aidan Quinn, David Straithairn, Melissa Leo, and Denny Dillon; Philadelphia screenwriter Ron Nyswaner; and author Kim Wozencraft, whose novel, Rush, was made into a film starring Jennifer Jason Leigh.

Also advising is Michael Cacchio, whose grandparents first turned what had been the town’s firehouse into a movie theater, and who currently runs it with his uncle. Uncle Tony will be staying on as the projectionist, at least for a while, and looks to train a new generation in his dying craft.

“This is going to be a very seamless transition, with the Cacchio family very much involved,” Minissali says.

The family was initially very conflicted about selling. “My father died unexpectedly last year, and it caused us all to reevaluate,” Michael Cacchio remembers. “Uncle Tony said to me, ‘You know, your father had a couple of years where he was able to retire and travel and enjoy life.’ I heard it as a hint, and realized that it was getting hard for him.

The movie reels are very heavy; it’s technically very onerous splicing the films together.

So I said, ‘Do you think it’s time to sell?’”

It hadn’t occurred to the Cacchios that anyone in the community would be interested, and so they entertained outside offers. It turned out to be as depressing a prospect to the family as it was to the community.

“There was one New York City developer who came in with a few people,” Cacchio recalls, “and they had their heads cocked in this way—like they viewed it as just a piece of real estate. None of us wanted a business that my family put their blood, sweat, and tears into viewed as a piece of real estate.”

He and the rest of the family were happy when the group approached him, and they gave them time to come up with the initial binder of $25,000. The then-nascent Collective worked tirelessly, raising the money in the space of just three weeks.

“We’re all really happy with the group that is buying it,” Caccio says. “These people are all friends, and it’s an eclectic mix of business owners, artists, and filmmakers who are dedicated to preserving what we started. As a nonprofit, they are going to have access to grant money and other opportunities to make the theater even better. I’m really gratified by that.”

Donations to the Rosendale Theater Collective can be made via the group’s website, www.rosendaletheatre.org, and are tax deductible.

—Sari Botton

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LETTERS

Julie Powell in the meat locker at Fleisher’s in Kingston.

Animals: Friends or Food?

To the Editor: I am deeply disgusted by a photograph in the February issue article entitled “In the Flesh.” The photo featured author Julie Powell casually leaning on a dead cow. Are readers supposed to be turned on by this photo? Should we be undressing the author in our mind’s eye and finding underneath her butcher’s apron a piece of meat just like the one that hangs beside her? Or is it just supposed to be cool, confrontational, and down-home in some way? It’s more necrophilic than anything else. This picture simultaneously arouses readers’ carnivorous and sexual appetites, by showing a strong amazon of a woman, leaning over her victory kills; beautiful corpses like inanimate objects that never lived, never suffered.

Or is just supposed to be funny?

This picture is sexist, speciesist, anti-woman, anti-animal, and offensive to anyone who gives a damn about animal use in our society. But the real offensive part is what this photograph reflects, the absolutely casual ways in which we use animals without any concern for their intrinsic worth. All animals have interests to protect. Human oppression is rooted in animal use. Speciesism, is just like sexism and racism, which still remain and will never disappear without the abolition of animal exploitation. It’s not just factory farming that’s the problem. The romantic return to family farming as promised in this photograph is taking hold of the Hudson Valley. While bettering the treatment of animals, they are still chattel property, and they will always have their interests sacrificed for our pleasures as long as we use them.

The great irony is found at the end of “In the Flesh.” After much gossip, little talk of actual butchery (unlike what is advertised), and glowing praise for Julie’s vocabulary (“smug bitch”—a female dog, reapplied as a derogatory term for women; and “sanctimonious prick”—a penis or an obnoxious man, with sharp painful connotations), it is revealed that Julie and her husband are in a series of “pet health crises.” Their brood of three cats, a dog, and a python, are a “decrepit bunch” with kidney disease, lameness, (continued on page 16) 14 ChronograM 3/10

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and other ailments.

So the invisible obvious question is: Why are some animals used as companion animals and others as consumption animals? What criterion makes an animal friend or food? Why are animals of equal ability to feel, used in completely opposite and arbitrary ways by our culture?

The answer is: simple pleasure. There is no need to eat meat, dairy, eggs, honey, or any other animal product, as expressed by the American Dietetic Association.There is no necessity to use animals for clothes, and entertainment. It is only for pleasure. As long as we exploit animals, we will exploit ourselves, and we will be stuck in the same predatory paradigm that shackles us in its food chains.

Please present a more balanced viewpoint in your magazine regarding animals.

With so many articles spent highlighting local cuisine, you’d think you could do one on vegan food, with an open discussion of ethical veganism, coherently presenting the moral dimension.

Evan Stormo, via e-mail Editor’s Note: We respect Mr. Stormo’s point of view and we’re pleased to share his reaction with other Chronogram readers. There is a strong ethical, nutritional, and environmental case to be made for not eating animals.That being said, the dead animals referred to by Mr. Stormo in the photo of Julie Powell are pigs, not cows. —BKM The Effect of Chronogram on Sung Myung Moon Devotees To the Editor: I was visiting friends and just happened to pick up a copy of Chronogram in Red Hook. I used to live in the area and I love to soak up the good vibes of the Hudson Valley area.

Upon reading your piece about “Patience with God” in the February issue, I was profoundly moved by the honesty and candidness of Frank Schaeffer. The comment about Limbaugh (“Limbaugh is the fart in the American elevator and we’re all stuck between floors with him”) and the absurd Fox boys was priceless!

I believe there is room for levity and patience in this ongoing discussion that seems to create, as he suggests in his interview, fanatics (clowns on the left, clowns on the right).

I have some personal experience with this issue, as I am and have been for 35 years, a student of the teacher Rev. Sung Myung Moon (with whom the Hudson Valley area is most familiar). You might be amazed to know that he (Rev. Moon) would probably be in more agreement with Mr. Schaeffer’s position than you would think.

At any rate, your article prompted me to want to read Patience with God: Faith for People Who Don’t Like Religion (or Atheism) by Schaefffer. (By the way: as a lifelong Republican, I “jumped ship” and worked to elect Obama in this last election. I say give the man a chance.) As a further aside, Rev. Moon “predicted” (decades ago) that such a presidential figure would emerge as a man of mixed race who would “embody the best ideas of the right and left.”

I enjoy the thought-provoking articles and cultural touchstones in your fine publication.

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Department of Corrections In our February issue, in an article on Hudson Valley Craft Breweries (“Where Everybody Knows Your Name”), we mistakenly referred to Chatham Brewing as the Old Chatham Brewery. While there are many old things in Chatham, Chatham Brewing, which was founded in 2006, is not one of them. Also, we neglected to mention that there is a third owner of the brewery, Chris Ferrone, in addition to Tom Crowell and Jake Cunningham. Our apologies.

Esteemed Reader Esteemed Reader of Our Magazine: I was visiting with some friends who are self-described Jews-forVedanta. We were discussing meditation practice, and Borscht Belt humor. “I’ve got a good one,” one said. “Tell it. Tell it!” we urged.

Meditators are like that—light-hearted, impulsive, bubbly. Good meditators, that is. You can tell a poor practitioner by his heaviness.

He pushes his impulses down, rather than stirring his life-stuff into a pleasant effervescence.

It’s like a story about the Mullah, Nasruddin. He’s carrying a bowl of yogurt along a path in the woods. A wood-cutter looks up from his chopping. “Mullah! Where are you going with that bowl?!” “A spoonful of this stuff can change a gallon to yogurt,” replied the Mullah. “With this bowl I am going to transform a lake!”

But back to the hook-nosed navel-gazers. The joker continued: “So, when I meditate I repeat the original mantra, the primordial sound, ‘The secret chord that David played, and it pleased the Lord.’ And when it really gets going I feel hot, like I’m sitting on a stovetop. So… what do you call that?”

The meditators looked around at each other. “Ok, what is it?”

“It’s…OM on the Range!”

But the meditators leave our story here. As Rumi sang, If you throw dust at someone’s head, nothing will happen. If you throw water, nothing. But combine them into a lump. That marriage of water and dirt cracks open the head, and afterwards there are other marriages.

There’s a story about King Solomon and some gnats that came to log a complaint against the wind. Their claim was mistreatment, disregard, and precipitous buffeting. The king heard their grievance and said, “To judge this case fairly I must hear both sides. Summon the wind!” But when the wind arrived, the gnats were nowhere to be found.

So it is with complaining. Gnats are tiny metaphors for the voices that whine prettily in our minds.

My three-year-old son, named Ezra, which means “helper” in the language of our people, said “Let’s go home.” “What is home?” I questioned, obnoxiously. “It’s our house, Dad!” “What else?” I pressed. “It’s where our family is together,” he said with a smile of recognition.

There are levels of meaning in every word. The prophet Mohammed says precisely seven, but I haven’t been able to verify this. I have verified that everything I see, touch, suffer, and say has a hologram of meanings. They aren’t just piled on top of each other like a stack of turtles. The meanings open upward in relationship to everything else, like interdimensional funnels.

My other son, Asher, which means “beneficent phallus” in the language of the ancient Phoenicians (and “happy” in the language of our people), and I were looking at a fire we were tending in the yard. The fire had been at the center of a shamanic ceremony in which the assembled friends had burned prepared prayer offerings—despachos. The fire was enriched by our intentions and attention.

“The fire is really blazing,” Asher said, enunciating carefully, trying on the word like a new garment. “The fire is a family,” I commented.

“Wood, air, and their child—flame.” He pushed at the burning branches and red coals with a stick. “It needs all three,” he concluded.

The past and the present and the future. / Faith and Hope and Charity, / The heart and the brain and the body / Give you three as a magic number.

We are cooking in a magical soup. The stewing draws out our flavor and puts some back, enriched with the essence of the broth. We are at the same time the cook and the soup. And this moment is the place where the ingredients are combined and cooked. If we have the eyes to see, ears to hear, voice and hands to respond, the stuff of our life will be a tasty repast on the tongues of angels.

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When McGahee arrives at the holy site, much to his surprise (and to those around him), the statue denounces him as a sinner, and reveals a shocking vision of all the food he’d ever eaten: “surrounded by forlornly mooing herds of cattle, sad-eyed pigs and sheep, funereal geese and clucking ducks, a spill of scuttling crabs and the claw-waving lobsters, even the odd dog or two he’d inadvertently wolfed down in Tijuana burritos and Cantonese stir-fry, truckloads of potatoes, onions, avocados, half-eaten burgers, and fork-scattered peas, the whole slithering wasteful cornucopia of his secret and public devouring.”

Boyle’s satire of human appetite is over-the-top to be sure, but poses a searing question to those of us who eat animals. As the narrator in “Ballinspittle” plaintively asks, “Who hasn’t laid to rest whole herds to feed his greedy gullet?” If I were to put myself in place of McGahee, how many cows would I face? How many truckloads of pigs? Which schools of fish and in what profusion? How many geese, ducks, and chickens would eye me balefully? The scene is a horror to contemplate.

I was reminded of Boyle’s story by a number of e-mails I received this month. A couple were from animal refuge/rescue operators, seeking publicity for their tireless advocacy for nonhumans. These are fine organizations—Catskill Animal Sanctuary in Saugerties, which recently rescued 41 chickens from a meth lab in Kansas; Pets Alive in Middletown, which has opened a food pantry for animal owners that can’t afford pet food—and I look forward to documenting their achievements in an upcoming issue.

Brian Shapiro, executive director of the Ulster County SPCA, had also called me, hoping we would help promote the SPCA’s annual benefit gala, the aptly named Fur Ball, on March 6 at the Kingston Holiday Inn. (For information: 845-331-5377x211.) By the time you read this, however, the Fur Ball is most likely either sold out or already past. If you want to spend a night out for a great cause, the SPCA is holding another fundraiser at Unison in New Paltz on April 23, “The Best of Friends,” an evening of stories, poems, and reminiscences about the relationship between people and dogs, presented by the Mohonk Mountain Stage Company and Snakeland Players.

I admire the heck out of Shapiro, whom we profiled in these pages two years ago shortly after he took over as head of the UCSPCA. A vegan, Shapiro is deeply committed to the cause of animal rights without being righteous or proselytizing.

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The man just wants to get animals adopted into good homes; if you want to talk about the best way to cook tofu, well he can do that, too.

Lee Anne and I adopted our dog, Shazam, at the UCSPCA 18 months ago. And while I’m ashamed to admit it, we have become the type of pet owners I always found exasperating until now.You know the type. People who leave the party early because they have to get home to their dog. People who talk incessantly about their pets like they were exceptionally bright children. People who accept compliments on behalf of their pets’ good looks, as if they shared DNA. People who worry if their dog is getting along with the house sitter while they’re on vacation.

Imagined conversation: Me: Hey, House Sitter, how’s it going?

House Sitter: Great. How’s the beach?

Me: Good, good. Sandy. Uh…How’s Shazam doing?

House Sitter: Do you want me to put him on?

Me: If you wouldn’t mind.

We even cook for our dog. Now wait, before you judge, let me explain. After we adopted Shazam, the dog revealed himself to have a very sensitive stomach, not being able to tolerate dried dog food without a bout of diarrhea. Don’t get me wrong, the dog will eat anything—horse poop, six-week-old deer carcass, you name it—he’s just not able to process it effectively. The vet recommended a short regimen of chicken and rice. Not arroz con pollo mind you, just boiled chicken and white rice. That was over a year ago. We’ve tried to get him back on dog food, but his intestines don’t cooperate. (Yes, we’ve tried several brand of über-expensive organic dog food, as well as the raw meat diet.) So twice a week, we boil up a chicken and four cups of rice for Shazam. We top off each serving with a dollop of olive oil for his coat. No doubt Shazam eats better than a significant number of people on this planet.

Which brings me to another e-mail I received this month, from Evan Stormo, who took exception to the article we ran last month profiling Julie Powell, in which the memoirist/butcher posed next to a phalanx of dead pigs in the meat locker at Fleisher’s. Mr. Stormo poses the implicit question hanging over Boyle’s “Ballinspittle”: “Why are some animals used as companion animals and others consumption animals? What criterion makes an animal friend or food?” (The full text of the letter begins on page 14.)

Good question, Mr. Stormo. That’s the cognitive dissonance of eating meat.

We wouldn’t kill and eat our pets, but we’ll eat nameless, faceless animals.

It’s an ethical quandry for all pet-loving carnivores.

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Larry Beinhart’s Body Politic

The myth of the free market

What is civilization?

Is it doing business? Exxon, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs?

Or is it the rule of law, social order, clean water, sewers and waste disposal, a reliable food supply, literacy, mathematics, science and technology, art, architecture, public spaces and public forums?

Capitalist theology posits that an unrestricted free market will automatically, necessarily, and magically give rise to the best possible outcomes—in all aspects of society. Virtually anything the government does—taxation, regulation, tariffs, and, worst of all, government-run enterprises—hexes the good magic and stops the free market from leading us to social perfection!

A free market is supposed to produce more than wealth. It is supposed to create peaceful relations and moral behavior. Thus, a true believer thinks that government should not even prosecute fraud.

Alan Greenspan thought that fraud shouldn’t be the worry of regulators. If somebody committed fraud in the business community, the rational workings of the market would be that people wouldn’t do business with that person, and therefore they would die on the vine. And so the free market self-corrects and takes care of fraudulent actors.

—Michael Greenberger, director, Division of Trading and Markets, Commodities Futures Trading Commission on PBS’s “Frontline” The inherent problem with the social sciences, as opposed to the physical sciences, is that it is difficult it is to do experiments, especially real world experiments. But, in 2003, such an experiment—an attempt to create a free-market utopia—was actually undertaken. After the invasion of Iraq, control was given to the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), run by Paul Bremer III. The CPA set out the following conditions: Taxes were set at a flat rate of 15% (down from 40% on corporate profits).

Foreign investment was to have no restrictions and foreign investors would be allowed to take all their profits out of the country.

Tariffs, customs duties, import taxes, and licensing fees were abolished.

State-run companies would be privatized.

When looters broke into factories, businesses, schools, power plants, and museums, US forces—the only source of law and order—stood aside and let it happen. Bremer, the people who worked under him, and his bosses in Washington apparently believed that this was “creative destruction,” one of the most wonderful forces of the free market, a thing that clears away the old and the worn to make room for the fresh and innovative. Donald Rumsfeld said, “Free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things.”

In addition, the CPA took over Iraq’s oil revenue, tax revenue, frozen foreign bank accounts, and any of Saddam Hussein’s money that it could find—about $21 billion—and spent it without any supervision, regulation, or accounting.

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The free market was unleashed. A peaceful, prosperous paradise on the Tigris and Euphrates should have sprung up, and yet it did not.

As of 2009, according to the Brookings Institute Iraq Index: Only 20% of the population had access to sewer services Only 45% had potable water, only 30% had access to health services Only 45% had trash removal Only 50% had adequate housing Unemployment is between 28-40% The number of doctors in Iraq before the war was 34,000. Now there are 16,000.

Any free-market true believer will be quick to say “there were other factors,” and “This was not a true test,” in the same way that Marxists used to say that the Soviet Union, the Eastern bloc, Communist China, and North Korea were not real communist states. Their errors and crimes were not products of the “idea.”

They were the result of insufficient purity.Yet they always happened.

Likewise, in the real world, an unleashed free market guarantees excesses, periodic crashes, and, without nonmarket intervention, chaos.

Neither one produces the best possible “real world” level of civilization.

Neither one even produces the best economic results.

We need to understand what markets do well, and what they do not.

Markets are great for producing objects and commodities. And they are great for generating lots of money.

That money can then be taxed—by government, by religion, and by custom (that is, by donation)—and it is the taxed money that produces education, literacy, public health, public order, justice, the infrastructure that businesses use to do business, philosophy, and science.

Personally, I hate paying taxes as much as anyone else. It’s up there with paying health insurance premiums. I do all I can to avoid them. But I like getting around by car, and I need roads to drive on. I want my children educated and everyone else’s, too. This is only possible with public schools, which, in my experience, are superior to private schools. There are public expenses I think are wasteful, ridiculous, and stupid, like the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

But the debate over taxes has swung so far to the Right that there is no Left left. Worse, there is no realism left. This distorts both our public policy and our economy.

Here’s the bottom line: Free markets do not create civilization, they only create wealth. Wealth creates the opportunity for civilization, because wealth can be taxed and spent on the public interest. Taxes, well spent, create the possibility of even more wealth creation, and taxes, wisely spent, create civilization.

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California courts unanimously rejected a law that sought to limit the amount of marijuana a medical patient can legally possess. The law, which passed in 1998, had allowed medical marijuana patients to possess an unspecified amount. The legislature attempted to get the law down to eight ounces of dried marijuana. The supreme court said only voters could change amendments that they have added to the state constitution. A few weeks after the rejection, the Los Angeles City Council adopted a comprehensive medical marijuana ordinance to strictly control dispensaries. The ordinance would require marijuana shops to locate at least 1,000 feet from schools, parks, libraries, residential lots, and other dispensaries, and to have the LAPD closely monitor their accounts for profits. The ordinance caps the number of dispensaries at 70, with an exception for stores registered before 2007, leaving Los Angeles with around 150 stores.

Sources: New York Times and Los Angeles Times A military arms supplier has agreed to drop biblical references engraved on their weapons.

Trijicon Inc. has multimillion-dollar contracts with the Pentagon and sells to the Australian, New Zealand, and British militaries—their current contract with the US Marine Corps is $660 million dollars. A Trijicon spokesman said the small scriptural references were introduced by the founder of the company before contracts with the military began in 1995. The engravings, referring to Bible verses such as JN8:12 and 2COR4:6, were not given much notice until an ABC News report aired at the end of January. Trijicon has never been secret about their Christian roots, but they have agreed to stop engraving the weapons. They say their “decision to voluntarily remove these references is both prudent and appropriate.”

Source: New York Times After placing an unprecedented hold on more than 80 presidential nominations in order to secure earmarks for his home state, Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) backed down in February. According to ABC News, a week after announcing he would filibuster all the presidents appointments, Sen. Shelby claimed it was just an attempt “to get the White House’s attention.” According to Shelby’s spokesman John Graffeo, Shelby hoped to get the Air Force’s aerial refueling tanking acquisition and the FBI’s Terrorist Device Analytical Center addressed. For months, Shelby, with strong ties to the military-industrial complex and big banks, has been trying to reverse a $100 billion contract given to Boeing to build refueling tankers for the military. Shelby wanted the contract to go to Northrop Grumman/EADs— which has given him heavy financial campaign support. Both programs would have been located in Shelby’s home state of Alabama.

Source: ABC News A US college student was detained and interrogated in a Philadelphia airport in August 2009 by the FBI because he was carrying a set of English-Arabic flashcards. Nicolas George, 22, was on his way back to college when he was detained for five hours without being told why. A US Transportation Security Administration supervisor asked him about who was responsible for the 9/11 attacks and about Osama Bin Laden. Then he was handcuffed and locked in a cell for two hours before he was “abusively” questioned by two FBI agents. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a suit aginst the officers from the TSA, FBI, and Philadelphia police charging them with violating George’s constitutional rights of free speech and to be free from unreasonable seizure.

Source: Reuters A week after a massive earthquake hit Haiti on January 12, Florida-based Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines resumed docking ships less than 100 miles from the quake’s epicenter. Labadee, on Haiti’s northern coast, provides tourists with jet-ski rides, parasailing, and hammack-delivered rum cocktails. A Royal Caribbean executive cited the economic importance of the resort to Haitian citizens. The company also sees it as an opportunity to deliver muchneeded supplies (delivering 40 pallets of food on their first docking) to the earthquake survivors. One passenger onboard the ship posted on an Internet message board, protesting vacationing where “tens of thousands of dead people are being piled up on the streets, with the survivors stunned and looking for food and water.” Royal Caribbean has pledged $1 million to the relief effort—part of which will go to helping 200 Haitian crew members.

Source: Yahoo! News Research has shown that young people devote an average of seven-and-a-half hours to media use a day. The study, conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation, found that watching TV, playing video games, using a computer, and music consumption has risen over an hour a day in the past five years. According to Vicky Rideout, who directed the study, the huge increase can be attributed to the transformation of the cell phone into a content delivery device. “What surprised me the most is the sheer amount of media content coming into their lives each day,” said Rideout. The Kaiser report found a difference in heavy and light media users when it came to academics as well, although they haven’t determined cause and effect; nearly half of those who consumed more than 16 hours a day received “fair or poor” grades, while only about a quarter of those consuming less than three hours daily reported the same results.

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The nation’s illegal immigrant population declined by nearly one million people in 2009— the sharpest decrease in three decades. The number of illegal immigrants living in the US dropped from 11.5 million in 2008 to 10.8 million, according to a new report from the US Department of Homeland Security. This marks the second consecutive year of decline. California’s illegal immigrant population dropped by 250,000 to 2.6 million people, accounting for 25 percent of the nation’s illegal immigrant population. Arizona’s illegal population dropped by 17.8 pecent, followed by Florida (14.3 percent), New York (14 percent), and New Jersey (10 percent). Researchers believe the decline can be attributed to restricted jobs due to the weak economy, and stricter boarder control.

Source: Los Angeles Times On the brink of the Obama administration eliminating federal funding for abstinence-only sex education, a new study has shown an abstinence-only program helped delay sexual activity in middle school students. In the study, conducted by Dr. John B. Jemmott III of the University of Pennsylvania, only about a third of the randomly assigned students who participated in the abstinence-only classes started having sex in the next 24 months. Of the students assigned to general health information or only safer sex classes, half began having sex in the next two years. Among the kids taught comprehensive sex education covering both abstinence and safe sex, 42 percent began having sex in the same time frame. Supporters of abstinence-only sex education hope the study encourages the White House to include funding for abstinence-only programs. The Jemmott study did not advocate abstinence until marriage as the federally supported abstinence programs previously in use did, and contained only medically accurate information.

Source: New York Times Compiled By Siobhan K. McBride

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The Limits of Seeing

An Interview with Photojournalist Tim Freccia

By Lorna Tychostup Photographs by Tim Freccia Haiti, Darfur, the Asian Tsunami of 2004, Katrina, the trafficking of human beings across foreign borders, coups, wars, and other horrors. We are taken to these places and shown inside views of these events by the photographs and videos captured by others.These images force us to take notice, become aware, pay attention to things we would rather not know existed. Who are these people who can stand amid such death and brutality and still maintain the presence of mind required to take the shot? Tim Freccia is one of those people. He began his career in Haiti, shortly after graduating from art school. Freccia has worked for USAID, PBS, CARE, Human Rights Watch, among others, and his work has been featured in such print publications as the NewYork Times and BusinessWeek among others. Senior editor Lorna Tychostup interviewed freelance photographer/videographer Tim Freccia several days after his return from Haiti and hours before his departure for Mogadishu via Skype from Germany. The exchange is interspersed with excerpts from Freccia’s diary. Portfolio: www.timfreccia.com.

Germany December: I arrived in Potsdam just in time for my 11-year-old daughter’s birthday and I’ve been drinking, eating, sleeping since. Came out of two weeks in Mogadishu to meet the Weinachtsmann [Santa Claus], see the magic in my children’s eyes, and reconnect with the wife who carries on valiantly holding together a family home that’s usually missing one member. This year is tight—my children got less for Christmas than years before. An iPod for my daughter and a camera for my seven-year-old son. I see the pride as he opens his present—he’s said he wants to be a photojournalist when he grows up. I don’t know how to explain to him that I carry the souls of dead people with me.

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haven’t been able to sleep for days…for years. Dominic Skypes me: “Hey—how do I get to Haiti?”“Why would you want to go to Haiti?” He says,“Look at the wire.”

What countries have you been in and what have you covered?

I’ve been covering conflict and crisis for 25 years with breaks in between. I got serious about it again with the tsunami in 2004. As with Haiti, I arrived within the first few days and covered the tsunami for 10 months. My wife left me in the middle of it—we were talking, but my son had learned to walk and talk while I was away. So, I took 2006 off—spent the year reconnecting with my kids and trying to salvage the failed marriage. In 2007, I started getting itchy and a guy talked me into coming on as creative director for a startup media outlet. But less than six months into it I snuck off to Pakistan for a few weeks to do postearthquake follow-up. He said, “You can’t go, we really need you here.” I said, “No, you don’t. This thing is already up and running. There’s nothing for me to do.” Sure enough when I got back they didn’t need me and I started migrating back into this again.

My next big story was child trafficking—Cambodia to Thailand—wild stuff.

There’s a big casino complex in Poipet—a one horse, dirt road town on the border with a mega-big, modern casino complex. Asians go there to gamble and child trafficking is rampant. I got an amazing hidden identity interview with a Cambodian border official who stated, “Actually my commander’s involved.”

Then I got an interview with his commander, on camera, saying, “There’s no trafficking here.”

After that I went home for a week. I had been pitching a story on security contractors. Not typical Blackwater guys—but a look at the other side. A German friend—a very quiet, sensitive dude—is a security contractor. He’s worked

above: Ugandan soldier, Congolese refugees at Ishasha, at the Democratic RepubliC of congo-Uganda border opposite: Butcher boy, Kiwanja, Democratic Republic of Congo

everywhere, seen everything, was based in Nairobi and had just taken a contract in Somalia. So, I went down there to start with him. Two days before I arrived four guys under his command were killed and the story got called off.

Since the last part of 2008 I’ve been migrating—based in Nairobi and commuting to Germany. But I’ve missed wedding anniversaries and birthdays.

November 2009 I made my first trip to Mogadishu and got some really good photographs—everyone was talking about them so I decided to go back in one more time before going to Germany for Christmas. The second trip, I contacted the Transitional Federal Government military and asked to live with them. They agreed and that’s when I got these portraits of the president.

How is it to live these two separate, very different lives switching between your home and working in these conflict and crisis zones?

It’s exhausting. For example, Stefanie and the kids were supposed to move to Nairobi a month ago— meanwhile I packed up and took off for Haiti. They put everything on hold and have their bags packed ready to go. Stefanie is determined to move. It makes more sense economically and I’ll be able to spend more time with them. I guess my kids are used to it, but that doesn’t make it necessarily healthy, and it’s painful to see how hard this is on Stefanie. How do I switch on and off? There’s this switch off. I have to, otherwise I’d be a mess. Stefanie’s booked plane tickets with a March 7 arrival in Nairobi. But then everything went off in Mogadishu and so I’m scrambling to get there. When I told her, “I’m going to Mogadishu and be back in time to meet you Nairobi,” it made her really nervous because they don’t have a place to live. So, that’s a little edgy right now. But I promised her and it makes sense to me to go in now for a week, get out, and be in Nairobi to help settle them in.

Dominican Republic/Haiti January 14: Santo Domingo. It’s an NGO circus: branded vests, half shaven men in cargo pants and women with braids and scarves—the bigger scarves indicate more time in the field—we all give each other the nod. We’re heading to the same place.

January 15:We drive to the Haitian border.As we approach Port au Prince, we start to see the signs of the disaster—demolished buildings, people with their remaining belongings on their heads, walking in a daze—everyone’s in shock. Chaos reigns in the city.Traffic jammed with motorists rushing for any remaining available fuel. It’s like a nuclear device has gone off.All the buildings are pancaked, four-day-old bodies burning in the street, I keep a careful eye on armed groups of men prowling for loot, and find a baby’s corpse in a pile of garbage. I photograph it, though I know it’ll never run. I think of my own children for a moment—then turn that off. I’m here to do the only work I know.The smell of corpses is one that you never forget; it permeates the air. Sickly sweet, I know it will take months for the smell to go away, and again, I turn off.

How does the “turn off ” mechanism work?

When people ask, “How do you do this?” I blow it off. I turn off a switch when I’m working—self-preservation. If I stopped and spent too much time thinking about it—“it” is horrific shit—I wouldn’t be able to work. The smell thing: when you smell a dead body, the smell sticks with you forever and tends to pop up at the most bizarre times and places—in a department store’s sock department, for instance. Coming into Haiti that first day I walked into a garage that was chock full of corpses. It was hot so they were bloated and flies were everywhere—and the smell.

But the light was really good and I knew I had to photograph it.There was that basic human instinct to throw up and get the fuck out. I just turn it off. I have to. Seeing a mushed up baby—you can’t sit there and contemplate too much. It’s the only way to work. The interesting question is: How do you turn that back on again?

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Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, President of Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government in Mogadishu.

Can you turn it back on?

I don’t know, I mean I went swimming with my son the other day and we had a great time. I just don’t know.

Are you able to be present when you are home?

It takes a while. I walk around in a daze for about a week. Then I re-center. After Haiti I was physically and mentally exhausted. It always takes some days to come down. It’s difficult. I’ve got this family who’s been sitting waiting for months to see me, then I show up and I’m not really present.

You wrote, “Well, the holiday’s gotten long,” signaling it was time to leave.

Exactly. I can’t wait to get out and back to work. There’s this compulsion—to do more, do better professionally.You’re as good as your last photograph.

January 25:When I’m able to get a signal and get through, I’m bombarded with requests from clients. It’s hard to explain to them that just getting through the city is a war—I don’t have the time to communicate this. I shoot, edit, and file as much as I can, while I search for electricity, even a place to sit and work for a few minutes. I’m not on a big budget, so the $1,000-per-night rooms are not an option. Besides, the big TV networks have blocked out most of the hotels in town.

How difficult is it to sell your work?

I shot good stuff in Haiti. Not a lot of it got published and that pissed me off. Everybody and their dog went to Haiti. The regular crew of rockstar photographers showed up. There was one guy—a self-proclaimed war photographer who’s really an egomaniac trying to build up a big brand around himself. He threw up a post on Lightstalkers.com offering $4,000 workshops on how to shoot in Haiti. The backlash was incredible and he removed the post. Another great photographer who cracked was auctioning prints from Haiti, which is pushing the limit. Me? I’m a bit frustrated. My friend Dominic, another great photographer who got in with the Wall Street Journal, did brilliant work and got a lot of attention. I’m in a hurry to get to Mogadishu so I can redeem myself.

You’ve seen many different situations and issues from a bird’s-eye perspective. What is one issue that really stands out?

One troubling thing is how the humanitarian relief and development industry is exploding into a huge business. How I feed my family comes from doing work for NGOs and I’m not so sure how good I feel about that anymore. A couple weeks ago I had to buy a motorcycle in Port Au Prince because you couldn’t get through town because of huge, hours-long, gridlocked traffic jams of white Landcruisers with one white guy driving. Literally.Then there are the tiffs between NGOs. In Congo, I actually saw NGO guys pushing each other around, arguing over jurisdiction of a group of internally displaced people—as the poor Congolese were watching!

Post 9/11 the industry itself, the desperation of the Western world, this whole war on terror thing is great—the perfect threat. People want to have their iPhones but at the same time say, “I don’t want some terrorist to blow himself up.” Yet, there’s a positive aspect—people are paying attention. Haiti’s been miserable forever and nobody paid any attention. Ever. What was troubling was to see the drain relief industry personnel put on resources. It became “their” emergency disaster, highly personalized while a whole nation of people are completely fucked. It was infuriating.

The NGOs are focusing on getting on the ground, distributing relief, and dropping tents in Port Au Prince. The rainy season is coming. Most of the buildings in Pétionville, the hill towering over Port Au Prince proper, are teetering. Chances are they could come sliding down, killing millions of survivors who should be moved out of the city into camps—because it’s going to be a long-term recovery. There hasn’t been enough of a focus on the potential for huge outbreaks of illness, dysentery, malaria, and infection—the potential for a knock-on disaster, thousands of people living in real squalor in a decimated city that needs to be totally leveled and rebuilt.

At one point I was a furniture designer. I can do all kinds of things. Over a decade I spun off into something that’s just not me and around 2005 I decided I’m mortal. I have an ability that not everybody has and I’m compelled to use it while I can. But, to be honest, there is addiction in it.To go from this to weddings or studio portraits—I can’t see it. But there is a limit. I mean, I can’t do this forever.

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Small Is Successful

Savvy local retailers don’t let the big box stores box them in

By Carl Frankel Illustration by Jason Cring

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re you inclined toward paranoia? Does the dark side attract you? If so, here’s a friendly suggestion: Launch your own small business—and, better yet, make it retail.

Why? Because the environment for locally owned enterprise borders these days on the nightmarish, with bogeymen at every turn. Margins are shrinking, the Great Recession’s clouds are everywhere—and then there are the big-box stores.

Ah yes: the big-box stores. Wherever you go, there they are—the Staples, Sam’s Clubs, and Lowe’s of the world, littering the landscape like oversize droppings from the Planet of the Terminators. If the view from progressive quarters is to believed, these national retailers areThe Enemy, come to obliterate locally owned businesses and supplant local culture with a cheap homogenized knock-off of everything that’s real.

By all appearances, they’re doing a good job of it, too. Just check out the parking lot at a Home Depot or Best Buy, then visit our sleepy Main Streets—that’ll tell you pretty much everything you need to know. And wait, there’s worse! According to Frank Cohen, owner of Sun Wallpaper and Paint, an entire generation has come to view the national companies as their only real brick-and-mortar shopping option.

“The rewards of shopping locally are lost on under-35-year-olds,” he says. “They only know the big chain stores.”

Is everything lost, then? Will the big-box Terminators terminate small business as we know it? Are we doomed to a future of heartless retail uniformity?

The answer, perhaps surprisingly, is no. There is a future for small business. For proof, we need look no further than the Hudson Valley, where more than a few locallyowned enterprises are holding their own (or better) against the big-box stores.

Let’s start with Sun Wallpaper and Paint, with stores in Poughkeepsie, Fishkill, and Beacon. The business, which has been in operation for about a century, was purchased in 1950 by the parents of Frank Cohen, the current owner, who joined the business after graduating from college in 1978. Under Cohen’s leadership, the company has thrived and is currently, he reports, “healthy and well capitalized.”

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feel they’re giving you a discount, even though 80 to 90 percent of their products have standard pricing,” Cohen says. “They’re open evenings, and now that there are lots of two-income families, that’s when many people do their shopping. We can’t afford to keep those hours.”

Cohen’s response? “Sell what they don’t have and do what they don’t do. We offer specialized paint products that the big-box stores don’t carry such as Fine Paints of Europe and Farrow & Ball. We’ve also become ultra service oriented. We have designers on staff who go into customers’ homes and help them evolve their visions.

You don’t see the national stores doing that.” He sums up the company’s evolution: “We’ve become a well-disguised commercial and industrial paint store with a highend design department, selling some of the finest products in the world.”

Paul Solis-Cohen, owner of Catskill Art & Office Supply, sings from the same hymnal as Frank Cohen. Solis-Cohen founded Catskill Art 30 years ago in Woodstock. Since then, it has expanded to three locations, with branches in Poughkeepsie and Kingston.

For Solis-Cohen, the recession is his biggest obstacle. “If not for that, we’d be doing great,” he says. But the big-box stores pose a challenge too. On the art supply side of his business, he faces competition from Michael’s, and Staples and the Office Depot are looming presences on the office supplies side. Like his peer at Sun Wallpaper, Solis-Cohen’s strategic focus has been on differentiation, with special emphasis on customer service. “We have a graphic designer on staff. If you want banner ads or a restaurant menu, we’ll design them for you. We’ve also got an award-winning picture-framing department. Our customers really appreciate our knowledgeable personnel.We are a relationship-based business with strong roots in the community. That makes a huge difference.”

Meanwhile, the folks at Nekos-Dedricks Pharmacy in Uptown Kingston are bracing for a new threat: a CVS will soon open less than a quarter-mile away. It’ll be the third drug store within a short walk of Nekos-Dedricks: a Walgreen’s and a Hannaford pharmacy already take up space at the nearby mall.

These are neither the best nor worst of times for Nekos-Dedricks, which has

RESOURCES Catskill Art & Office Supply www.catskillart.com Nature’s Pantry www.naturespantryny.com Nekos-Dedricks Pharmacy www.nekosdedricks.com Sun Wallpaper www.sunwallpaperandpaint.com Sustainability columnist Carl Frankel has been writing about green issues for two decades.

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been in Uptown Kingston since 1952. Margins for prescriptions, which were never large, are now razor-thin. The result: Volume is booming but profits are flat.

The prospect of having CVS virtually around the corner doesn’t please coowner George Nekos, but he doesn’t seem all that worried, either. This is because his business is already—you guessed it—differentiated. A significant percentage of revenue comes from medical equipment, a “line of work no chain store wants to get into,” according to Nekos. He also recently took the pharmacy into the sterile compounding business, with a sparkling lab that’s on view to customers. That’s another line of business chain stores like CVS will never get into—and it just happens to have bigger margins than commodity prescriptions.

An equally important differentiator is—and here, again, the refrain is familiar— customer service. “We want to be like the bar in ‘Cheers’—the place where everyone knows your name,” he says. “We try to greet our customers within a minute.

We have a lot of elderly patients who have trouble getting out, so we offer free prescription delivery five days a week in Kingston.”

The company’s phone system offers another example of the pharmacy’s commitment to personal service. “It’s state of the art,” says Nekos, referring to the nondigitized perfection of the human voice. “It would be easy to set up an automated multi-menu answering system, but we haven’t done it. Why not? Because our customers want a human being to pick up that call. Would it be easier for us to be automated? Yes. But we’re here for our customers.”

In the battle against the big-box stores, it helps to have market forces on your side.

This is the case with Nature’s Pantry, a locally owned alternative grocery store with shops in Newburgh and Fishkill that “had a great 2009,” according to supplements manager Sarah LaVallee. In recent years, all the major supermarkets have opened natural foods departments, as has Walmart, which has made a major push into organics.

So are the big guys eating Nature’s Pantry’s (organic) lunch? Not at all! “We welcome their involvement,” says Erin Sine, general manager of the Fishkill store.

“They give exposure to what we do—it’s like free marketing!—and they can’t compete with our expert staff. At the big stores, if you have a question, you can have trouble finding a sales clerk, never mind a useful answer. At Nature’s Pantry, all our customers’ questions get answered.”

If this sounds familiar, congratulations:You’ve been paying attention. In the competition against the big-box behemoths, customer service is the name of the game.

Make that the name of one game. The other is—all together now—differentiation. “We offer lots of local products that the big stores don’t bother with,” says LaVallee. “We also carry niche products like the Crystal Star line of herbs that you won’t find at Walmart. And we have the largest bulk section in the area, which saves customers lots of money.”

These success stories aside, the power of the national stores mustn’t be underestimated. They’re ubiquitous, they’ve got deep pockets, and they’re also, to put it bluntly, sneaky. A recent Office Depot ad depicts a Big Bad National Company opening a $6 haircut establishment (“Nitro Cutz”) directly across the street from a locally owned barber shop. How does the little guy prevail? By going to his friends at Office Depot, where he has a big ol’ sign made reading, “$6 haircuts fixed here.”

The result: Nitro Cutz closes down six months later, leaving our local barber to live happily (and grow wealthy) ever after. That’s right, folks: Office Depot is the ally of locally owned business! Who’d have thought it?

Is this a bogus proposition? Of course it is. Hypocritical, too. The last person you’d expect to agree with the advertisement’s premise is Paul Solis-Cohen of Catskill Art & Office Supply, who faces direct competition from the local Office Depot. Improbably, though, he does. “I love the big-box stores!” he gushes. “They’re very good adversaries and I relish competing against them. They make my business look great by comparison and they make me better at what I do.”

Solis-Cohen isn’t being disingenuous. Crack open his enthusiasm and you’ll find a pearl of wisdom there. Business has an outer and an inner game. The outer game is about strategies like the Big Two of customer service and differentiation. The inner game is all about attitude. More specifically, it’s about copping an attitude—an unabashedly positive (though realistic) one.You have to relish the competition, and you have to believe that you can and will win.

Paranoiacs, take note: Believing you can win isn’t delusional. The truth is out there, in our own Hudson Valley. The People’s stores can prevail against the Terminators. Small, locally owned businesses can and do succeed.

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IN THE HEART OF STONE RIDGE stands a “The diverse mix of families, 19th century brick mansion surrounded committed to building a community by nine acres of trails, ripe for exploration that develops the whole child, makes and learning. High Meadow is a not-forHigh Meadow a rare find.” profit, progressive independent school that puts each child at the center of a continuously challenging curriculum that employs experiential, instructional, and integrated learning across the academic spectrum. In addition to a broad array of core arts classes, High Meadow School has received a prestigious multi-year grant from New York State Council on the Arts, partnering teachers with artists to deepen academic learning. As students move to the Upper School, which features a 260 seat Performing Arts and Athletic Center and five new classrooms, Science and the Arts become the focus. The extraordinary teaching staff brings experience, innovation, and a wide body of knowledge. The diverse mix of families, committed to building a community that develops the whole child, makes High Meadow a rare find. This is a place where children, toddler through eighth grade, truly love to be!

REPORT CARD ■ GRADES OFFERED: TODDLER THROUGH EIGHTH GRADES ■ TEACHER STUDENT RATIO: AVERAGE OF 2:16 ■ ACCREDITATION: CHARTERED BY NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (NYSED) AND ACCREDITATION PENDING WITH NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS (NYSAIS) ■ TUITION: $10,500 ■ ADDRESS: 3643 MAIN ST STONE RIDGE, NY 12484 ■ EMAIL: CONTACT@ HIGHMEADOWSCHOOL.ORG ■ WEBSITE: WWW.HIGHMEADOWSCHOOL.ORG ■ PHONE: 845-687-4855

Hudson Valley Sudbury School REPORT CARD ■ AGES: 5-19 ■ FACTS: SPECIAL PROGRAMS, DEMOCRACY, AGE MIXING, ROLLING ADMISSION, 60 ACRE WOODED CAMPUS ■ TUITION: SLIDING SCALE $2250-$11250 ■ ADDRESS: 84 ZENA RD. KINGSTON NY 12401 ■ CONTACT: Public Relations Clerk : CINDY Enrollment Clerk: VANESSA VAN BUREK ■ EMAIL: INFO@SUDBURYSCHOOL.ORG ■ WEBSITE: WWW.SUDBURYSCHOOL.ORG ■ PHONE: 845-679-1002

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On Sunday, March 21: Meet our teachers and tour our facilities from 12:30 to 2:00 then groove to Family Bands Liz Mitchell, Grenadilla, and Dog on Fleas at 2:00. For more information about our school and tickets to the concert log on to www.highmeadowschool.org

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HUDSON VALLEY SUDBURY SCHOOL is a democratic school for students from kindergarten through high school. The campus is located on 60 beautiful wooded acres between Kingston and Woodstock NY. It is one of over 30 Sudbury schools worldwide, based on a philosophy of education pioneered by the Sudbury Valley School in 1968.

“Sudbury students exercise their rights and responsibilities as members of an active democracy. Most importantly, they accomplish the difficult task of defining themselves.”

The Hudson Valley Sudbury School takes a radically different approach to education. Sudbury students ages 5-19, create their own curriculum, through self-directed activities. They exercise their rights and responsibilities as members of an active democracy. Most importantly, they accomplish the difficult task of defining themselves. We believe that success in life is determined by a person’s character more than a specific body of knowledge. As a result of this belief, the structure of the school supports the development of qualities such as confidence, independence, resourcefulness, persistence and responsibility. With these qualities a person can easily obtain the knowledge they need to succeed.

At the Hudson Valley Sudbury School the students create their own curriculum. They exercise their rights and responsibilities as members of an active democracy. Most importantly, they accomplish the difficult task of defining themselves.

Indian Mountain School

A co-ed independent day and boarding school REPORT CARD â&#x2013; GRADES OFFERED: PRE-K - 9TH GRADE BOARDING 6TH - 9TH â&#x2013; TEACHER STUDENT RATIO: 4:1

â&#x2013; ADDRESS: 211 INDIAN MOUNTAIN RD., LAKEVILLE, CT 06039 â&#x2013; EMAIL: ADMISSIONS@INDIANMOUNTAIN.ORG â&#x2013; WEBSITE: WWW.INDIANMOUNTAIN.ORG â&#x2013; PHONE: 860-435-0871

REPORT CARD â&#x2013; GRADES OFFERED: ELEMENTARY GRADES, TBD â&#x2013; LOCATION: WOODSTOCK/SAUGERTIES, NY â&#x2013; EMAIL: JENNY.R.SAGE@GMAIL.COM â&#x2013; WEBSITE: WWW.JENNYSAGE.COM

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Catch the Spirit of the Mountain.â&#x20AC;?

Mission Statement: Indian Mountain School provides a traditional education for boys and girls from pre-K through 9 in a boarding and day environment. We promote moral growth and personal academic excellence in a setting that fosters a respect for learning, the environment and each other. We celebrate our international and culturally diverse community. We guide and challenge students through balanced elementary and middle school scholastic, athletic, and arts curricula, combining instruction and coaching with a system of personal support. We involve students in our adventure education and community service programs, which tie into the spirit of IMS. We help our students gain confidence in their own innate abilities and develop the necessary academic and personal skills to be successful in secondary education. A well-defined set of values â&#x20AC;&#x201D; honesty, compassion, respect, and service â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is at the heart of Indian Mountain School.

Indian Mountain offers a strong curriculum encouraging children, in a supportive environment, to strive for academic excellence and to develop the traits of good character. The academic program is enhanced by various offerings in music, art, theater, adventure education, athletics, and foreign language.

Community service is an integral part of an Indian Mountain education, as the school strives to live its motto: Life through service.

IF YOU ARE HOMESCHOOLING YOUR CHILDREN, you are already thinking independently about their education. You are probably always looking for meaningful ways to enrich their education and their lives. The unique, experiential Waldorf curriculum helps children grow in health and wholeness despite the chaos of modern times.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The unique, experiential Waldorf curriculum helps children grow in health and wholeness despite the chaos of modern times.â&#x20AC;?

Now, you no longer have to choose between homeschooling, and a Waldorf classroom experience. This new concept in homeschooling instruction is based on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;main lesson,â&#x20AC;? the heart of the day in a Waldorf class. You design an individualized program by deciding which main lesson blocks your children attend.

These 1 1/2 hour sessions include movement activities designed to engage the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s whole beings and strengthen developing brain functions. Children play instruments, sing, make watercolor paintings, and engage with academic subjects in an imaginative, artistic manner.

Jenny Sage is excited to bring her experience and love of Waldorf education to the Hudson Valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homeschool community. A former Waldorf student of 9 years, she holds English and Music degrees from Oberlin College & Conservatory, has been a successful teacher at a Waldorf school, and has held other positions including full time nanny, public school tutor, and music teacher of eleven years.

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â&#x2013; FACTS: RIGOROUS ACADEMIC CURRICULUM, 600 ACRE CAMPUS, ADVENTURE EDUCATION, FILM, FINE ARTS AND MUSIC, STRONG ATHLETIC PROGRAM

INDIAN MOUNTAIN SCHOOL IS A CO-EDUCATIONAL day and boarding school serving a diverse population of 260 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 9, with boarders in grades 6 through 9.

MOUNT SAINT MARY COLLEGE is a private, 4-year Mount Saint Mary College liberal arts college that offers our students academic Leading. Caring. Innovating excellence, an affordable education, and a supportive c o l l e g e c o m m u n i t y. I n s p i re d b y C a t h o l i c a n d Dominican values and traditions in education, The Mount is committed to the intellectual, social, ethical, and spiritual development of our students in preparing them for professions.

The Mount offers college-age students and adults over 50 undergraduate academic programs, 3 graduate degree programs, professional development and community education. Our strong programs in the health professions, education, business, media arts, and social sciences prepare students for strong career growth fields. Studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; educational experiences at The Mount are bolstered by a robust co-operative and internship program, an exciting study abroad program, and a vibrant, diverse student life on campus.

The Mathematics, Science and Technology Center, housing new science and nursing laboratories, smart classrooms, and a multi-media center, supports our commitment to preparing future educators and innovators. Our new and renovated residence halls attract students who enjoy living on campus.

Residents and commuter students alike share many campus activities that develop new interests, talents and friendships.

Come visit The Mount, and learn more about our college in Newburgh, New York.

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â&#x2013; DEGREES OFFERED: BACHELOR AND MASTERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DEGREES; CERTIFICATE OF ADVANCED STUDY (CAS)

Beginning in 1828 with a commitment to liberal arts education and teacher training, SUNY New Paltz has expanded its vision to now include a variety of programs in the fine and performing arts, business, and engineering as well as a broad range within the liberal arts.

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â&#x2013; TEACHER STUDENT RATIO: 1:16 â&#x2013; TUITION: NYS RESIDENT FULL TIME UNDERGRADUATE: $2,485.00/PER SEMESTER FULL TIME GRADUATE: $4,185.00/PER SEMESTER MBA: $4,305.00/PER SEMESTER â&#x2013; WEBSITE: WWW.NEWPALTZ.EDU WWW.NEWPALTZ.EDU/CRREO WWW.NEWPALTZ.EDU/REGIONALED â&#x2013; PHONE: ADMISSIONS: 845-257-3200 GRADUATE SCHOOL: 845-257-3285 REGIONAL EDUCATION: 845-257-2900 CRREO: 845-257-2901

SUNY New Paltz is a highly selective college of about 7,800 undergraduate and graduate students located in the Mid-Hudson Valley between New York City and Albany. A selective and diverse center of higher education, the college allows students to get to know their professors and collaborate with them on undergraduate and graduate level research. A broad variety of internships are also available for students to experience first hand the work of professionals in different fields.

Academic Highlights: Teacher Education programs accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. All programs in Fine and Performing Arts department are accredited: metals and printmaking internationally recognized. Environmental Geochemical Science major: first within SUNY schools; provides hands-on-scientific knowledge to address environmental issues. To benefit Hudson Valley Business Economy: majors in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and business.

CRREO The Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) independently and in collaboration with local governments, business and not-for-profits in the Hudson Valley, conducts studies on topics of regional interest; brings visibility and focus to these matters; fosters communities working together to better serve citizenry; and advances the public interest in our region.

The Research arm of CRREO designs, conducts, manages and produces studies on regional issues or concerns such as: local government reform and restructuring; regional approaches to economic development; land use planning and environmental policy; intergovernmental collaboration; local public finance; performance of local governments in key areas of policy and administration; and needs assessment and performance assessments of state and local public programs and agencies.

CRREO programs include: Regional Education; the Institute for Disaster Mental Health (IDMH); the Legislative Gazette; the University in the High School.

Regional Education Initiatives: 0O -JOF -FBSOJOH t &YUFOTJPO $PVSTFT IFME BU TFMFDU TJUFT JO UIF SFHJPO t $MBTTSPPN 5FDIOPMPHZ Institute â&#x20AC;&#x201C; graduate technology courses for teachers t Institute for Professional Development t Summer Session â&#x20AC;&#x201C; undergraduate and graduate courses in summer.

Graduate Admissions Advising for prospective students in all graduate programs. Advising Hours: T 12:306:30 pm; M/W/H: 10:30-4:30 pm; Select Saturdays 10:00-1:00 pm (call for appointment).

â&#x2013; GRADE LEVEL OFFERED: 6 - 12 â&#x2013; TUITION: US DAY $21,725 MS DAY $18,750 â&#x2013; ROOM & BOARD FEES: 5 DAY BOARDING $10,900 7 DAY BOARDING $15,900 â&#x2013; ADDRESS: 22 SPACKENKILL RD. POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 12603 â&#x2013; CONTACT: SUSAN MASCIALE-LYNCH, DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS â&#x2013; EMAIL: SMASCIALELYNCH@OAKWOODFRIENDS.ORG â&#x2013; WEBSITE: WWW.OAKWOODFRIENDS.ORG â&#x2013; PHONE: 845-462-4200

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;The State University of New York at New Paltz is an exciting blend of tradition and vision. At its educational core is the ever-present belief in the importance of a liberal arts education.â&#x20AC;?

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¡ Day & Boarding Upper School Grades 9 -12 ¡ Day Middle School Grades 6-8 ¡ Small Class Sizes ¡ Diverse Student Body ¡ Financial Aid Available Oakwood Friends School, founded in 1796, has been guided by Quaker tradition and values for over 200 years. We nurture the spirit, scholar, artist and athlete within every student. Our non-denominational college preparatory program cultivates conscience and compassion, along with calculus and the classics. Oakwood Friends School students develop their intellectual, analytical and research skills by way of primary texts, an honest exchange of ideas and accessible and dedicated teachers.

Learn More: www.oakwoodfriends.org Barbara Lonczak, Director of Admissions blonczak@oakwoodfriends.org or 845 462 4200 ext 215 22 Spackenkill Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

LOGO Poughkeepsie Day School REPORT CARD ■ GRADES OFFERED: PRE K-12 ■ TEACHER STUDENT RATIO: 1:7 ■ ACCREDITATION: NYS DEPT. OF EDUCATION, NYS ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

■ EMAIL: ADMISSIONSPOUGHKEEPSIEDAY. ORG ■ WEBSITE: POUGHKEEPSIEDAY.ORG ■ PHONE: 845 4627600 ADMISSIONS: EXT. 201

REPORT CARD ■ GRADES OFFERED: PRE K - 8TH ■ TEACHER STUDENT RATIO: 1:8 ■ TUITION: $8,500 - $14,000 ■ ADDRESS: 2467 ROUTE 9D WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY ■ EMAIL: LEARN@ RANDOLPHSCHOOL.ORG ■ WEBSITE: WWW.RANDOLPHSCHOOL.ORG ■ PHONE: 845-297-5600

POUGHKEEPSIE DAY SCHOOL, the pre-eminent pre-kindergarten through 12th grade school in the mid-Hudson Valley, was founded in 1934. Serving approximately 325 students, PDS features an intellectually challenging and creative interdisciplinary curriculum that recognizes the strengths and talents of each child. Small multi-graded classes and outstanding teachers encourage students to develop a lifelong love of learning and to become independent, critical, and creative thinkers and global citizens. A newly expanded high school curriculum offers students an excellent range of choices in each area of study: English, history, mathematics, science, languages, interdisciplinary studies, visual and performing arts, and physical education.

■ GRADES OFFERED: 8 – 12 ■ TEACHER STUDENT RATIO: 1:8 ■ ACCREDITATION: MIDDLE STATES ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS AND MEMBER OF NEW YORK ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS (NAIS) ■ TUITION: $20,700 DAY; $38,600 BOARDING ■ ADDRESS: 314 MOUNTAIN ROAD CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON, NY ■ CONTACT: DAVID FLYNN, DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS ■ EMAIL: ADMISSIONS@SKS.ORG ■ WEBSITE: WWW.SKS.ORG

Reflecting on his visit to Poughkeepsie Day School, Dr. William Hiss, VicePresident of Bates College wrote: Poughkeepsie Day School is an extraordinary place: intellectually demanding, faithful to its principles of creatively engaging its students, exciting them about learning, and building an atmosphere of respect and commitment.

Excitement and enthusiasm for learning are encountered in virtually all classes at PDS... There is an affectionate if unrelenting focus on helping students to think.

Admissions Information Sessions Tuesday, March 3 at 7pm for grades 7 through 12 Tuesday, March 24 at 8:30am for grades pre-k through 12

RANDOLPH SCHOOL STUDENTS LOVE TO LEARN! Responding to children’s interests and questions, our teachers help children explore and make sense of the world. Interest-based themes, information, and materials are presented in a challenging, relevant and open-ended way, stimulating student curiosity, creativity and innovative thinking.

“Randolph School is a place where children are respected, trusted, encouraged and supported to develop to their full potential at school and in later life.”

At the core of the Randolph philosophy is a deep respect for the individuality of each child and a belief in children’s innate desire and ability to learn. Every child has a unique way of experiencing the world and learning from that experience. Randolph School is a place where children are respected, trusted, encouraged and supported to develop to their full potential at school and in later life.

Grounded in John Dewey’s philosophy of education and Jean Piaget’s insights into children’s cognitive development, Randolph School serves families who seek an innovative educational experience for their children. Our families come to the school because of its progressive approach, multi-age groupings, commitment to diversity, small class size and low student-teacher ratios (which average 8:1), passion for the arts and the natural environment, and emphasis on community. Students at The Randolph School develop curiosity, creativity and a life-long love of learning.

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King School

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■ ADDRESS: 260 BOARDMAN ROAD POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 12603

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F O U N D E D I N 1867, The Storm K ing S chool “Preparing students for college celebrates a long tradition of helping students and life since 1867” translate potential into success as they prepare for college and meaningful lives. Through academic classes, outstanding fine and per forming ar ts, competitive and club sports, and interesting extracurricular activities, the faculty and staff offer students in grades 8-12 opportunities to enrich themselves through learning and confidence building.

For college-bound students with learning differences, a small (35 students) school-within-a-school program called The Mountain Center, offers specialized, differentiated instruction in up to four core classes (English, math, history, and science). Mountain Center students are full participants in the SKS community. In addition, The Learning Center offers support to any SKS student who needs extra help with study and organizational skills.

The Storm King School seeks students who not only show academic promise but also possess characteristics indicating that they will be vital and contributing members of our uniquely supportive learning community.

We welcome students from around the world. Boarding and day options are available.

■ PHONE: 800-225-9144 OR 845- 534-9860

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REPORT CARD ■ GRADES OFFERED: FIRST 2 YEARS OF COLLEGE ■ TEACHER STUDENT RATIO: 1:18

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■ ACCREDITATION: MIDDLE STATES ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES & SCHOOLS ■ TUITION: FULL TIME: $1810 PART TIME: $135/CREDIT ■ ADDRESS: 491 COTTEKILL RD. STONE RIDGE, NY 12484 ■ EMAIL: ADMISSIONS@SUNYULSTER.EDU ■ WEBSITE: WWW.SUNYULSTER.EDU ■ PHONE: 800-724-0833

SUNY ULSTER prides itself on a strong tradition of “One of the hallmarks of a SUNY Ulster providing an exceptional education in a studenteducation is the opportunity to study in small focused environment. Offering nearly 60 academic classes with a distinguished faculty who take programs, our students are succeeding in a wide the time to know and advise their students.” variety of careers. Serving as a crucial gateway to higher education, over 60% of our students transfer to four-year colleges throughout the nation to complete their baccalaureate degrees.

Recognized for our robust liberal arts, other notable programs include Veterinary Technology, Graphic and Fine Arts, Music, Theater, Criminal Justice and Business. The new, Mid-Hudson Outreach at SUNY Ulster allows students to earn a SUNY IT Bachelor of Science Nursing degree on the SUNY Ulster campus.

SUNY Ulster provides cultural and social experiences for students and the community through arts, athletic and extra-curricular activities. Our innovative arts programming presents internationally recognized writers, poets, and visual and performing artists in the classroom and in our 500-seat Quimby Theater.

SUNY Ulster’s Business Resource Center houses our Continuing and Professional Education Department, offering short-term classes in professional training, personal enrichment and technology, including certifications in green technologies. The department also provides customized training for business and supports grant applications to help fund business skills training. The Small Business Development Center, located at the BRC and on the Stone Ridge Campus, provides award-winning business counseling services to new or existing businesses at no cost.

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REPORT CARD ■ GRADES OFFERED: FIRST 2 YEARS OF COLLEGE ■ TEACHER STUDENT RATIO: 1:15 ■ ACCREDITATION: MIDDLE STATES ■ TUITION (FOR RESIDENTS): $153 PER CREDIT $1,825 PER SEMESTER ■ ADDRESS: 27 NORTH DIVISION STREET PEEKSKILL, NY 10566 ■ EMAIL: PEEKSKILL@SUNYWCC.EDU ■ WEBSITE: WWW.SUNYWCC.EDU/PEEKSKILL ■ PHONE: 914-606-7300

“Interested in becoming a filmmaker?

Perhaps your next feature will go from youtube.com to film school at the Westchester Community College Center for the Digital Arts.”

The Center for the Digital Arts, Peekskill Extension is one of the Hudson Valley’s premier digital arts resources located in the downtown artist-district of Peekskill.

The Center for the Digital Arts, an extension location of Westchester Community College, has six post-production studios on 27 North Division Street and is dedicated to fostering digital arts education.

Whether you are interested in developing a web portfolio, recording an MP3 for your iPod or just getting into blogging, the Center for the Digital Arts is an access point to creating art in the digital age.

This center offers 3-credit courses in digital imaging, graphic layout design, web design, 2D & 3D animation, digital filmmaking, motion graphics, and music technologies. The center also offer non-credit adult Quick start courses in software training and a precollege program in the digital arts. In addition to arts courses, this center offers a wide range of general education courses, English as a Second Language (ESL), academic support and advisement, and other student services.

For further information see http://www.sunywcc.edu/peekskill or call us at 914-606-7300

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This Bend in the River Cold Spring & Garrison

By Goldee Greene Photographs by Julie Platner

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oseying south down Route 9D along the Hudson toward Cold Spring and Garrison in northern Putnam County, one could easily imagine that the mountains are a thoughtful, friendly sort. Due west across the river, wreathed in ridges, Storm King stands to its full 1,350 feet in salutation. Above, 1,250-foot-tall Breakneck Ridge politely straddles an underpass to let you through. Toot the car (or bike) horn for a fun echo beneath that craggy range. Upon exiting, majestic Mount Taurus gives a mapled high-five. Pass the Chalet on the Hudson overlooking the river. All the while just east of the road, lofty yet flirty Hudson Highlands Park blows fresh breezes from the sky.

Other fanciful greetings follow. The sun flees cloud cover to paint grey vistas gold. The river grows white cat’s-paws that all wave in your direction. A Montreal-bound Amtrak train whooshes by, as if on cue. No, you haven’t lost it. It’s just the beguiling, dramatic beauty of Philipstown, which comprises the Village of Cold Spring, the hamlet of Garrison, the Village of Nelsonville, and Continental Village. Fifty-one square miles in area, Philipstown boasts a population of about 9,500.

“Cold Spring and Garrison make me think of “Our Town” by Thornton Wilder meets Fellini’s La Dolce Vita,” quipped Jonathan Kruk of Cold Spring, speaking to the locale’s cultural and economic diversity. Kruk is a professional raconteur trooping up and down the Hudson River Valley. He is also a trustee at Garrison’s Alice Curtis Desmond & Hamilton Fish Library, and a former Cold Spring Area Chamber of Commerce president. “But seriously, the urban-rural mix of people forms an epicenter that constitutes rare small town sophistication. From Breakneck Mountain on the Dutchess County line, to almost the Bear Mountain Bridge, which is near the Westchester border, there is definitely a sense of pleasure of place.”

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World-class violinist/composer Gwen Laster-Banks, a Cold Springer originally from Michigan who lives with her husband, bassist/composer Damon Banks, seconds that emotion. “As performing art workers, we enjoy the quiet beauty of this lower Hudson Valley town. And having access to Manhattan by a short train ride gives the perfect balance. We have created many friendships that are genuine, interesting and open minded.”

Folks in Philipstown savor their Cold Spring Gazebo summer sunset concerts, where eclectic fare ranges from folk to jazz. The Putnam Historical Society and Foundry School Museum lecture series on local lore are usually well attended. And the Bard of Avon is alive and well at Boscobel on summer nights when the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival hoists its gargantuan, turreted tent.

Performing artist and yoga professional Cat Guthrie, and her film/theatre producer husband, Joel Goss, chose to live in Garrison because they thought it would be “a safe and beautiful place to raise our child.We had no idea we’d find a wonderful, supportive community of like-minded folks as well.”

Enticements like Chapel of Our Lady Restoration concerts, not to mention Concentric Art’s Annual Outdoor Sculpture exhibit at bucolic Saunder’s Farm, are added treats. No wonder contented souls are ubiquitous, whether strolling Cold Spring’s Main Street, canoeing Constitution Marsh, or hitting the Appalachian Trail in Garrison. peacefulness and vitality Cold Spring and Garrison are different in many ways. But identical vis-a-vis the complete absence of millennial suburban development. Cold Spring’s delightfully chain store-bereft Main Street leads the way to the Metro-North Station, and the Hudson River opposite the Storm King Mountain range. New

ABOVE (clockwise from upper left): Vivian graziano at the Madura Farms stand at the Cold Spring Farmers Winter Markets; francophile haven Brasserie Le Bouchon; Main St. in Cold Spring; Leonora Burton, Owner of the Country Goose.

OPPOSITE: View of the Garrison Train Station and Garrison Art Center along the Hudson River.

York City folks are known to hop aboard Metro-North at Grand Central, and in a little more than an hour spend Sunday afternoons browsing such establishments as the Chickadee Gallery, Antique Alley, Country Goose, and Mikkonoma Studio and catching a bite at the Foundry Cafe, Cathryn’s, or a host of other good eateries while leafing through a copy of the 143-year old weekly Putnam County News & Recorder. Afterwards, you’ll find them gazing wistfully at the vintage dwellings that lend the town its homey character.

Cold Spring Mayor Seth Gallagher, a Democrat, who crafts bagpipes for such groups as The Chieftains, remarked on “the refreshing combination of peacefullness and vitality” in the village. “Also, this is a place that honors traditions, but welcomes newness too, albeit sometimes slowly.”

“We did a lot of research on towns as we planned to move into the area, but just that view over the river at Storm King Mountain sealed the deal for us,” said renowned recording artist Dar Williams, who is a singer/ guitarist/songwriter. She reflected on Cold Spring’s deep influence on her work. “In a lot of ways the song ‘Summerday’ on my new album, Promised Land, was inspired by the town and the people in it. Turns out this place is filled with a lot of people with vision, not just artists and writers. There’s a priority to keep connected to a kind of life force that’s pretty much increased by thinkers and communicators. Something about this bend in the river that has attracted people wanting to stand, as a poem says, ‘on the shoulders of giants’.”

Community spirit fueled production of Williams’ latest CD. “The accompanying Hudson artwork booklet was all done by local artists, my neighbors helped to assemble the artwork, another neighbor catered the release party at the Spire Studios in nearby Beacon. There’s something amazing about the way the local food movement and music come together.”

garbo-esque garrison Continuing down Route 9D, at first glance Garrison seems drop-dead gorgeous, but correspondingly aloof because no center of town is in sight. Countless twisty dirt lanes with names like Mystery Point Road and South Mountain Pass evoke memories of Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys adventures. These are dotted with literally every kind of home, from cottage to castle. Like Dick’s Castle (former home of financier Evans P. Dick). Or former New York governor George Pataki’s. Or Patty Hearst’s. Yes, Garrison is a bit harder to get to know at first, even as you salivate over those ravishing vistas. In fact, a 1995 NewYork Times article quoted a Garbo-esque Garrisonian: “I think people come here to be alone.”

But there is plenty of camaraderie to be found, at Garrison’s Landing.

Perched on the waterfront, it is located by the Garrison train station. The community-run Philipstown Depot Theatre, as well as Garrison Art Center, are culturally opulent venues, starring mostly local talent. Overlooking West Point, a Currier and Ives riverside park-like area with a gazebo and benches beckons. That means sunsets. And in-your-face July 4th fireworks!

Another potent Landing spot is Antipodean Books, Maps and Prints, a shop with the exquisite redolence of ancient leather bindings, paper, and ink. Rare offerings range from cheap to a small fortune. Affable, Australian-born proprietor Dave Lilburne laments the recent passing of Jim Guinan, the “Mayor” of Garrison’s Landing, and the owner of Guinan’s Irish Country Store and Pub, also right on the river. Everything Guinan’s is the topic of the Gwendolyn Bounds’s 2006 book, Little Chapel on the River: A Town, A Pub and the Search for What Matters. Until January 31, 2008, the Landing’s beacon was Guinan’s Irish Country Store and Pub, the preeminent gathering place for locals and visitors.

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the pulse of the past Historyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no vagary in Philipstown. General George Washington slept at least twice at Mandeville House in Garrison. Legend has it he named Cold Spring after a cool spring drink. Benedict Arnold slithered to his escape from Beverley Robinson House off 9D in Garrison, in 1780. And Abraham Lincoln visited the site of what is now the Putnam County Historical Society and Foundry School Museum in 1861 to inspect the manufacturing of the Civil War-winning Parrott Gun. These are only a few events that make for huge local historical interest.

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smiles offered to one and all by Mr. Guinan and his son, John. Topped off by rousing monthly, full moon music jams when reels, hornpipes, and jigs kept people up later than usual. But the tragic and untimely passing of John two years ago led to the establishmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s closing. And when Jim Guinan died last year, an era ended.

But hope for renewed eating, drinking, and merrymaking is in the works as Landing resident Maryellen Yanitelli, and others have petitioned over a thousand signatures calling for a new store at the site. Garrison culinary artist Shelley Boris, owner of Fresh Company, and co-chair of the Cold Spring Farmers Market, says prospects look good for making it happen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What I like about a pub is this is where you can have a drink, but bring your family for a meal,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a whole different feeling than a bar. A pub is meant to serve the whole community. Also, we can serve local nonprofits, and cater using local produce. And weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be there first thing in the morning for commuters in the great Guinanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tradition.â&#x20AC;?

Back up the top of Lower Station Road and 9D is another Garrison people magnet, the elegant Alice Curtis Desmond and Hamilton Fish Library, which promotes concerts and other events in addition to rave reading fare. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Philipstown is a wonderful place to work because there are so many writers and people involved in the arts use the library. We try to combine the friendly, personalized service of a small library with the wealth of resources made available by new technology,â&#x20AC;? says library director Carol Donnick.

Garrison is a treasure trove of hiking trails, with the Manitoga/Russel Wright Design Center as a beacon for horticultural and environmental education. Wright (1904-1976), an innovative designer, used native trees, rocks, ferns, mosses, and mountain laurel to â&#x20AC;&#x153;re-sculptâ&#x20AC;? the over-quarried and lumber-plundered propertyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 75 acres. He named it Manitoga, which means â&#x20AC;&#x153;Place of the Great Spirit, â&#x20AC;&#x153; in Algonquin. The center includes tours of his home, and over four miles of hiking trails which abut the Appalachian Trail. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the only National Historic Landmark in Putnam County, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all mighty proud of that!â&#x20AC;? says executive director Kitty McCullough. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One can visit five centuries in just one weekend here.â&#x20AC;?

Visionary artist Imogene Drummond, who is always clad in inspired, colorful garb, asserts that living on a mountaintop in the Manitoga vicinity has â&#x20AC;&#x153;significantly pushed the boundaries of my artâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;painting, poetry and photographyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;by expanding them to a new medium: film.â&#x20AC;? The work is called Divine Sparks.

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a town with a plan Looking to the future, Philipstown is ever mindful of land use and planning.

Such groups as the Hastings Center, Scenic Hudson, Highland Land Trust, and the Garrison Institute, along with local government, all have a hand in smart growth and environmental issues. These planners are emblematic of the thoughtful way of life common to the area.

“The Garrison Institute has great support as it takes both contemplative science, and contemplative practices and traditions, and applies them to environmental initiatives. Our motto is “Inspired Thinking, Thoughtful Action.”

The public attends our retreats and programs for K-12 educators, trauma care, domestic violence counselors, Christian groups, and other community organizations,” says Steve Kent, communications director. “It’s no accident this is the only locality with this kind of open, forested land that’s still commutable to New York City.”

Husband-and-wife team James Hartford and Juhee Lee-Hartford, who own River Architects in Cold Spring, also cited the emphasis on reflection. “We named our firm after the valley and river as a symbol for change and continuity at the same time,” said James Hartford. “Philipstown attracts people from all over the world, many of whom grew up in small towns, like my wife and myself. Somehow we filtered into Philipstown because everyone is a walking, unique sensibility. New Paltz and Woodstock might have that too. But we’re much more like down-to-earth unique.”

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Club Tavern, and I heard people talking about history and they were so excited about this area. I never had that sense of the community so passionate about the pulse of the past.”

Philipstown Town Historian Donald H. MacDonald is a dapper gent in his golden years who tips his hat to all the ladies in greeting. He is well-known for his walking tours and writings. But he gives kudos to fellow volunteer history buffs and expressed a desire for recognition of their hard work. “For the forty-five years I’ve lived here, there’s always been a lot of people giving their time to different organizations. And people just don’t realize that their service, especially the historical aspect, has contributed much to the success of the town,” he said.

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“Marks that Matter: Drawing in the Hudson Valley.” March 19-April 16.

Opening Friday, March 19, 6pm-8pm.

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Our Lampshades and Panels are available for purchase at A COLLECTORS EYE 511 Warren Street Hudson, NY 12534

NICOLE FIACCO GALLERY 336 WARREN STREET, HUDSON (518) 828-5090.

“View Four.” Robert Roane Beard, Stephen Courbois, Jeanette Fintz, Enrique Kico Govantes.

Through March 20.

Opening Tuesday, March 2, 6pm-8pm.

THE OLD CHATHAM COUNTRY STORE CAFé GALLERY VILLAGE SQUARE, OLD CHATHAM (518) 794-6227.

“Anne Marie Siefert-Sellinger.” Pastels and oil paintings. Through March 31.

Katherine Statsenko, Zig, mixed media, 2010 Part of the 30th Anniversary Celebration Friend of the Arts Awards event by Mill Street Loft, which will be on March 4 at the Grandview in Poughkeepsie.

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437 WARREN STREET, HUDSON (917) 456-7496. â&#x20AC;&#x153;John Eric Byers: New Works.â&#x20AC;? Also with Pat Horner. Through March 29. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eileen Cowin: Video and Photography.â&#x20AC;? April 3-May 3.

Opening Saturday, April 3, 6pm-8pm.

RIVERWINDS GALLERY 172 MAIN STREET, BEACON 838-2880. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Usual Suspects.â&#x20AC;? Paintings by Jose Acosta. Through March 7.

ROOS ARTS 449 MAIN STREET, ROSENDALE info@roosarts.com. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Bug, The Spider and The Butterfly.â&#x20AC;? Paintings by Gerben Mulder, Xavier Noiret-Thomas and Janaina Tschape. Through April 3.

SAMUEL DORSKY MUSEUM OF ART SUNY NEW PALTZ, NEW PALTZ 257-3858. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Body, Line, Motion: Selections from the Permanent Collection.â&#x20AC;? Through April 11. â&#x20AC;&#x153;RenĂŠe C. Byer: A Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Journeyâ&#x20AC;? and Selected Photographs.â&#x20AC;? Through April 11. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Panorama of the Hudson River: Greg Miller.â&#x20AC;? Through March 28. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Carolee Schneemann: Within and Beyond the Premises.â&#x20AC;? Through July 25.

SEVEN21 GALLERY 721 BROADWAY, KINGSTON 331-7956. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vintage New York.â&#x20AC;? Photos by Joel Mandelbaum. Also included more than 100 works by 12 other artists in varied mediums and styles. March 6-31.

Opening Saturday, March 6, 5pm-8pm.

TREMAINE GALLERY HOTCHKISS SCHOOL, LAKEVILLE, CONNECTICUT (212) 885-3218. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Photographs by John Isaac and Anne Day.â&#x20AC;? Through March 6.

UNISON ARTS & LEARNING CENTER 68 MOUNTAIN REST ROAD, NEW PALTZ 255-1559. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Life Drawing Figure Drawing Gallery Show.â&#x20AC;? Through March 28.

VARGA GALLERY 130 TINKER STREET, WOODSTOCK 679-4005. â&#x20AC;&#x153;7th Annual Women Exhibit.â&#x20AC;? Through March 7.

WALLKILL RIVER SCHOOL AND ART GALLERY 232 WARD STREET, MONTGOMERY 457-ARTS. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Celebrations.â&#x20AC;? Festive paintings by Carrie Jacobson, Shawn Dell Joyce and Denise Aumick.

March 13-31.

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WOODSTOCK ARTISTS ASSOCIATION AND MUSEUM 28 TINKER STREET, WOODSTOCK 679-2940. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Beauty of Discord: Selections from the Permanent Collection.â&#x20AC;? March 6-June 6. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Recent Work Juried by Carl Van Brunt.â&#x20AC;? March 6-28. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Small Works.â&#x20AC;? March 6-28.

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Music

by peter aaron

The Museum of Moments David Greenberger and The Duplex Planet

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photos by Fionn Reilly

L

ook at me, I’m a king! I have a red shirt, I live in Milwaukee!” come the words of octogenarian Tom Suminski over a playful background of organ, saxophones, percussion, and electric guitar. “I drink beer in Milwaukee, too. In heaven there is no beer—the angels, drinking all the beer. We can always drink beer. And men. Men like the Three Stooges.

They’re crazy.”

Disoriented? Understandable. But, hey, no reason to worry. Sometimes it’s okay to be confused, if you’re in a safe a place. And right now you are. It’s called the Duplex Planet. So let those utterances hang in the air and just enjoy them for what they are.The lines are Suminski’s, but the voice delivering them belongs to David Greenberger, who has been chronicling his conversations with the elderly for 31 years in his zine The Duplex Planet, which over the decades has bloomed into a likewise-named multimedia cottage industry that encompasses regular appearances on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered,” a documentary film, books and graphic novels, lectures, live theatrical performances, and nine CDs thus far of his bite-sized, music-backed monologues. To gather his material, Greenberger travels around the country, visiting homes for the elderly and day centers and asking the residents thought-provoking questions like “Did the future turn out the way you thought it would?” (Sample answer: “No, I thought I’d be younger for a longer time.”) Or, “What can you tell me about snakes?”

(Answer: “I don’t care for ’em at all! I’m glad I live on the fifth floor!”)

The above-quoted “A King in Milwaukee, Part 1” is one of the 38 short tracks that make up Greenberger’s newest album, Cherry Picking Apple Blossom Time (2009, Pel Pel Recordings), a collaboration with Milwaukee guitarist Paul Cebar. Image-rich, heart-tugging, and frequently funny—though never at the expense of his subjects—Greenberger’s charming vignettes appear and then dissolve like scrapbook snapshots, giving us fleeting glimpses of the lives of the sources while simultaneously revealing the emotionally redeeming nuggets hidden within the always difficult end-of-life phase. But the Duplex Planet is not built on nostalgia, he insists.

“A lot of people describe what I do as oral history, like Studs Terkel or something. But that’s not what it is,” Greenberger explains. “When I talk to these people who are nearing the ends of their lives—and dealing with Alzheimer’s, memory loss, all that—I’m trying to get to know them for who they are now. Not who they were way back when, or what life was like for them then. If they decide to start talking about that stuff, that’s fine, but I’m more interested in the thoughts and observations they have and the things they say in the moment. Since the elderly are already thought of by what they have in common—that they’re all old—I try to recast them as individuals. My ‘art,’ I guess you could call it that, is in what questions I ask, what things the people say that jump out for me, and in how I arrange, edit, and present those things to the reader or listener. So it’s not really about the past. When I was growing up and some relative would show me some old photograph of an ancestor of mine, my eyes would just glaze over and I’d think, ‘This is just some guy in a hat that I never met.What does he have to do with me now?’ So I’ve never been that drawn to genealogy or whatever.”

Greenberger did his growing up and family-photo gazing in the rust-belt town of Erie, Pennsylvania, where he also discovered Captain Beefheart records and played bass in garage bands with names like Happy Scab and Scotland Yard Fantasy. After studying painting at Boston’s Massachusetts College of Art, he joined the cult band Men & Volts and took what would become a pivotal job: as activities director at the all-male Duplex Nursing Home, in the city’s low-income Jamaica Plain section. “Right away, I felt at home for some reason,” he recalls. “These were mostly guys that would be called losers by a lot of outside people—recovering alcoholics, guys with no family to speak of. But in talking to them there was an honesty of exchange there, even if a lot of what they were saying didn’t make a lot of sense because their minds were starting to decline. But I began to notice that there was a real poetry to it, and the urge to start writing it all down was incredible.”

Thus was born The Duplex Planet, which would eventually count among its fans Lou Reed, Matt Groening, Michael Stipe, Jonathan Demme, Robyn Hitchcock, George Carlin, and Allen Ginsberg—though the journal’s initial stars themselves were less than impressed. “[The elderly residents] all thought I was crazy,” recalls Greenberger. “They couldn’t understand why anyone would be interested in them or the little things they said. Looking back now, I can

see why; it was all just mundane, day-to-day stuff to them. But at the time, in my naïveté, it sort of shocked me, that they didn’t get more of kick out it.”

But thankfully, however, many others did. And Greenberger, reassured as The Duplex Planet became a hit on the underground publishing scene and began to build a devoted following, knew he’d found his real calling, and traded in his paintbrushes for the rapidly filling notebooks he kept in his pockets (although he has since worked as a graphic artist, designing album covers and websites for Richard Thompson, Henry Kaiser, Marshall Crenshaw, and others).

Given his background as a musician and music connoisseur, it was inevitable that Greenberger would hit on the idea of combining music with his Duplex Planet prose. Although he’d already begun a series of compilations that feature artists like Morphine, Yo La Tengo, XTC, and Michael Hurley setting the poems of Duplex Nursing Home resident Ernest Noyes Brookings to their original songs, it wasn’t until 1993 that he himself collaborated with longtime fan and NRBQ keyboardist Terry Adams on The Duplex Planet Hour (Carrot Top Records). “That record is a little different than the later ones because it’s spoken-word pieces with music in between the tracks, not as accompaniment to the words,” says Greenberger, who moved with his wife and daughter to the Capital Region in 1984 and now lives in Greenwich. “I didn’t want to have it come off like some kind of faux-beatnik thing, so I had to figure out how to work with musicians to come up with stuff that complements what I’m reading.” Although he’s released one disc utilizing the recorded dialogue of his subjects, 2006’s Growing Old in East L.A. (Public Radio Exchange), which features music by Los Lobos’ David Hidalgo and Louie Perez, Greenberger’s other collaborative albums, with Men & Volts’s Phil Kaplan, Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, and 3 Leg Torso, all pair his inviting, matter-of-fact voice with incidental music that adroitly evokes both the topics at hand and the colorful personalities of his storied interviewees. “[Recording Cherry Picking Apple Blossom Time] was a grand adventure, a real labor of love—and humor,” says Paul Cebar, who in addition to organizing the album studio sessions co-led a six-piece band through a live performance of the project, which was funded by the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, at his hometown’s 1895-built Pabst Theater. “David visited several local senior facilities to do his interviews for the material, and then when we were in the studio or rehearsing he’d give some loose direction. Either we’d try to come up with music that suggested the text, or we might be jamming on something and he’d say, ‘Wait, hold on to that idea!’ and then dig up some passage from his notebooks that he thought would fit well with what the musicians were doing.

So it was very kinetic, there was a real sense of discovery about everything. It was all very much ‘of the moment,’ this record.”

Although Greenberger, now 55, shows no sign of slowing down in his work—indeed, at the time of this writing he’s preparing a staggering four albums of unheard material for release later this year—he maintains that when he ultimately does go, the Duplex Planet will go with him. “What I do and how I do it is unique to me. If someone else did something similar, it would be their thing,” says Greenberger, who has also worked as a script consultant to producer Norman Lear and the Cartoon Network. “It’s inherent to the process, the way I myself act as the filter for the words. Also, part of how the whole thing moves along, the only constant, is that it shows me getting closer to the point in my own life that’s equivalent to where the people I’ve interviewed are now or have been.”

“And one thing I’ve learned from being around elderly people,” Greenberger continues, “is that even though as you get older and can’t do as much, the things you can do take the place of what you can no longer do, in terms of their importance. So maybe one slightly younger guy can ride a bike around the block, and the most an older guy can do is turn his head and talk to someone. But so what? For that older guy, just being able to turn his head and talk to someone is the most that he can do—and for him that’s no less an achievement than riding a bike, running a marathon, whatever, is to someone else.

For that older guy it’s where he is now that’s important. So there’s something in that for everybody, I hope. [The Duplex Planet] is about the people I interview, but it’s also about all of us. Our own minds. Our own memories. Our own life spans.”

Cherry Picking Apple Blossom Time is out now on Pel Pel Recordings. www.duplexplanet.com.

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nightlife highlights Handpicked by music editor Peter Aaron for your listening pleasure.

UNCLE ROCK CD RELEASE PARTY March 6. Everybody’s favorite uncle—Uncle Rock, that is; aka Chronogram’s Robert Burke Warren—returns to the giant playpen that is the Bearsville Theater in celebration of The Big Picture (Jackpot Music), his fourth CD of righteous, parent-friendly kids’ jams. The Unk’s best disc to date, it co-stars local greats Elizabeth Mitchell, Dean Jones, and Jane Scarpantoni on catchy, green- and sustainability-themed ditties (“Garbage Barge,” “Stop at a Mom ’n’ Pop”), and has enough clever musical nods to Johnny Cash, Generation X, David Bowie, and even Carol Burnett to keep Mom and Dad winking along. (Also on March 6, at 6pm, DJ Dave Leonard’s 15th Annual Pisces Party features guest act Prana.)

12:30pm. $8, $6. Bearsville. (845) 679-4406; www.bearsvilletheater.com.

SAM BUSH March 12. A Grammy-winning mandolin virtuoso and the former leader of trailblazing progressive bluegrass unit New Grass Revival, Sam Bush is unrelenting in his role as one of contemporary acoustic music’s most startling innovators. Since NGR’s 1989 demise he’s continued to make his own great records and perform with Emmylou Harris, Bela Fleck (a former NGR member himself), Leon Russell, and Lyle Lovett. Count on stringscorching fireworks by Bush and his band for this show at the Egg, which sees him supporting his new Sugarhill Records album, Circles around Me. (Classical guitar queen Sharon Isbin and fiddle god Mark O’Connor dazzle on March 14.) 8pm. $28. Albany.

(518) 473-1845; www.theegg.org.

ROBBIE FULKS March 20. Insurgent country doesn’t get much more insurrectionary than the great Robbie Fulks; for proof of his Shania-defying genius, look no further than his Music City-baiting ode to Nashville “Fuck This Town,” off 1997’s aptly named South Mouth (Bloodshot Records). Called “America’s most unjustly unsung singer-songwriter” by Spin magazine, Fulks has in recent years moved away from the more traditional leanings of his early work to evince a crunchier roots-rock feel. All of which makes this cozy area date at the 100-seat Center for Creative Education one of our warmest winter picks. 8pm. $20 (includes food and refreshments). Stone Ridge. (845) 687-4143; www.cceconcerts.com.

HIGH MEADOW SCHOOL BENEFIT WITH JOHN MEDESKI

UPSTATE MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS: Your work deserves attention. Which means you need a great bio for your press kit or website. One that’s tight. Clean. Professionally written.

Something memorable. Something a booking agent, a record-label person, a promoter, or a gallery owner won’t just use to wipe up the coffee spill on their desk before throwing away.

You need my skills and experience.

PETER AARON Music editor, Chronogram.

Award-winning music columnist, 2005-2006, Daily Freeman.

Contributor, Village Voice, Boston Herald, All Music Guide, All About Jazz.com, Jazz Improv and Roll magazines. Musician.

Consultations also available. Reasonable rates.

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I also offer general copy editing and proofreading services, including editing of academic and term papers.

March 21. Also in Stone Ridge is the independent, not-for-profit High Meadow School, whose mission is “to create a learning community that is inclusive and tolerant, and prepares students to be positive contributors as well as constructive problem-solvers within our diverse society.” This rare evening of solo piano by Medeski, Martin & Wood keyboardist John Medeski is an impossible-to-resist 25th-anniversary fundraiser, and also offers a pre-show “greet and eat” package with dinner and the chance to shake Medeski’s skilled hand. (A 2pm family event presents Elizabeth Mitchell, Grenadilla, and Dog on Fleas.)

8pm. $30, $75. Stone Ridge. (800) 838-3006. www.highmeadowschool.org.

DONALD M. PEARSON MEMORIAL ORGAN RECITAL March 26. Hailed by the New York Times as “a technically nimble and dynamic organist,” Renee Anne Louprette is also the associate director of music at St. Ignatius Loyola Church in New York. On the card for this fifth annual event in honor of the late musical director Donald M. Pearson at Vassar College’s Skinner Hall is Bach’s F Major Toccata and B Minor Prelude and Fugue, to be performed on the massive, 2,418-pipe Paul Fritts organ.

Talk about your heavy metal! (More Bach, along with Beethoven and Ravel, highlights a recital by pianist Anna Polonsky and Vassar senior, violinist Sarah Goldfeather on March 27.) 8pm. Free. (845) 437-7294; www.music.vassar.edu.

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john medeski plays a benefit for high meadow school in stone ridge on march 21.

cd reviews Elijah Tucker Generous Music (Independent, 2009)

Elijah Tucker’s solo debut is generous of spirit, heart, and voice. He’s an accomplished instrumentalist and vocalist—he wrote and sang all the songs, played drums, guitar, and bass, xylophone, and flute. Lots of horns amble in and out; some are great, though some noodle and compete with one another. The record’s rock and R&B realm mixes fluently with poppy funk, reggae, country, and blues. Tucker’s voice is well matched for the genres, and sounds best when the music is focused and the songs are stripped of unnecessary accompaniment. “A Cacophonous Initiation” indicates the emergence of a child in Tucker’s recent life. At first that’s a worry, since little good can ever come from a record inspired by a baby, let alone those that include xylophone.Thankfully, other themes include girls and lonely and deep loves, lived and died. Some of the lyrics are, oddly, personal yet abstract, and at other times easy and obvious—though many will find them reassuringly immediate and familiar.

“The Aurora” is a sultry yet directed, pulsing, and forceful rhythm, with a lusty devil-drawl that Tucker should take more advantage of. “Windowless Room” (with organ by guest Pete Levin) similarly succeeds because of its directed country blues map and classic, loose guitar riffs a la Americana vets JT & the Clouds.

Having spent his productive musical years in Bard College group theFoundation, Tucker brings his Brooklyn-based band to the area to play at Bard’s Down the Road Café in Annandaleon-Hudson on March 4; the Falcon in Marlboro on March 5; and the Black Swan in Tivoli on March 6. www.generousmusic.com.

—Jason Broome

Richard McGraw Burying The Dead (Non-Utopian Records, 2009)

Indie artist Richard McGraw has made a musical career out of his attempts to climb out of the quagmire of despair, despite Fate’s attempts to keep him in the muck.

Like other noteworthy, dramatic song-poets who have trod the path before him—Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Scott Walker, Lou Reed—McGraw contemplates the trials and tragedies of the human condition with beautiful and poignant honesty. His uncommon vocals tremor and plead heavenward, relaying woeful tales of love and loss, death and remorse, all the while straddling the fence between the sacred and the secular.

McGraw’s third release, Burying the Dead, is a lyrical tour-de-force, emboldening familiar themes—teetering on the brink of sanity; deifying lovers; a longing for God—with even more musical maturity and a bevy of world-class players that includes local faves Baird Hersey and Prana. Using a signature layered melancholy folk sound that builds in intensity to its final resolve, McGraw successfully pulls off several covers (Leonard Cohen’s “The Faith” and a rewrite of his “Chelsea Hotel #2,” here as “Balmville Motel”; Billy Joel’s “My Life”), as well as bursting forth with passionate, guitar-based originals. His sophomore release, Song and Void Vol. 1 (Non-Utopian Records, 2006), was hailed by Performing Songwriter magazine as “a true masterpiece.” Dare I say Burying the Dead leaves it in the dust? www.myspace.com/richardmcgraw.

—Sharon Nichols

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They Say Let Them Tell Us (Lil’ Pumpkin Records, 2009)

It doesn’t get any more familial than this: Husband and wife record their work—her words, his music and tech-savvy—in their home in 2007. Her words are befitted with “genre-defying compositions” and surrounded by an improvisational groundswell. They Say’s Let Them Tell Us may have a retro sound and feel, but spoken-word artist/poet Alison Black and bassist Jon Davey, both Otsego residents and educators, are very much conversing with us about today and the “now” that we wonder and worry about more than ever.

Each of the 14 tracks reveals a directive, mood, and function. “Give,” punctuated by a smoky tenor sax solo by Jonathan Lorentz, asks us to “give when the journey beckons” and to “give as the child is born.” As a guitar’s pick plaintively drags across its strings, Black delivers “Distance” with as much lament as she writes about. Black, who contributed lyrics to “Cenote Dreams” on Davey’s SoundBites (2005, Lil’ Pumpkin Records), doesn’t bubble with emotions; it’s her delivery that carries drama and weight. Many of the instruments and effects are performed by Davey, as in “The Train Whistle.” He makes use of recognizable sounds of the ol’ West and a thudding eighth-noted bass line. “The Offer” is a conversation with Death that is both eerie and hypnotic. Steve Gorn accompanies on soprano saxophone.

The longest piece, “A Soldier’s Lament” (7:46), discloses the sorrowful existence of someone. It was written by Sean Davey (Black and Davey’s son) and truly makes Let Them Tell Us a family affair. www.johndaveymusic.com.

—Cheryl K. Symister-Masterson 3/10 ChronograM music 53

Books

Our Story Continues Craft Master Tobias Wolff

by Pauline Uchmanowicz

T

obias Wolff speaks in a voice as direct and steady as an electric can opener. The award-winning writer’s telephone personality seems in keeping with incisive portrayals of life’s jagged resonances made audible in his memoirs, novels, and short stories. Known for candor and authenticity in depicting both real and invented characters, abetted by razor-sharp prose, the master storyteller has honed his craft over the course of four decades.

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Wolff was born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1945. An unconventional, peripatetic upbringing followed, as chronicled in his 1989 PEN Faulkner Award-winning memoir This Boy’s Life. (A film adaptation in which Leo nardo DiCaprio plays the author as a young teenager came out in 1993, but Wolff declines to discuss it.) Clear and unblinking, it inaugurated the memoir of self-disclosure. His parents divorced when Tobias was 10, separating him and his mother from his brother Geoffrey and their father. Tormented by an

overbearing stepfather, adolescent Toby developed a proclivity for spinning tales and adopting various personae as a coping mechanism. A vocation as a writer inevitably emerged. “That was what I wanted to do from age 15. I never formed another ambition,” Wolff told me. “And I wrote a lot. Like most young people who begin to write I did it out of imitative admiration for writers I read. I even changed my name to Jack, for Jack London.”

Determined to escape a dismal life in rural Washington State, erstwhile Jack conned his way into an East Coast boarding school, the eventual setting for the 2003 novel Old School, finalist for a slew of national literary prizes.

The book’s unnamed narrator, a fledgling writer, reveres Hemingway. “I hope I owe a debt to Hemingway,” Wolff acknowledges. “I admire him for the clarity, for the exactitude of his style. He’s really a musician (and wrote poetry too) in the way the words create certain sounds and carry from sentence to sentence. He was very influential in terms of suggesting an apparently natural style. He treated his past, but I saw the difference—writers dip their cup in the well of memory—but it didn’t confine him. Same with Fitzgerald. I really loved his work.”

Wolff admits “no hesitation in consulting memory,” as life experiences may supply social or cultural contexts for his work. A four-year stint in the Army, including Special Forces in Vietnam (1965-67), furnished the title for Back in the World (as American combatants referred to the United States). The 1985 short fiction collection includes a psychological portrait of an aging, disaffected enlisted man (“Soldier’s Joy”), and also examines a young returnee adjusting to civilian life (“Desert Breakdown, 1968”). Vietnam sparked a second critically acclaimed memoir, In Pharaoh’s Army: Memories of the Lost War (1994). Centered on moral transformation rather than carnage, it leads to the homecoming of a young man, soon to earn a degree in English from Oxford University. Though he “can’t imagine writing a third memoir,” Wolff allows that “the word ‘fiction’ or ‘story’ is letting the reader know this is a particular kind of work.”

Overlaps may remain. For instance, Wolff confronts the elusiveness of male bonding by treating the same situational memory within two categories of prose. The narrator of This Boy’s Life yearns for and mythologizes his largely absent biological father well into adulthood. “This way of thinking worked pretty well until my first child was born,” he writes. A similar mindset haunts the protagonist of short story “Deep Kiss.” Parallel scenes unite the men, each of whom cradles a newborn son. Uneasily, Wolff recalls “a shadow, a coldness at the edges,” attributing grief, then rage, to his father, “10 years dead by then.” As happens for Tobias in the memoir, “holding the baby” for fictive Joe powerfully summons his own father’s death, which feels like “a betryal, a desertion.”

Personal parenthood yet ahead in 1975, Wolff landed a Wallace Stegner Fellowship in Creative Writing at Stanford University; his first book (the novel Ugly Rumors) had just appeared in England. But a prouder achievement, “a great blessing,” was the 1976 publication in Atlantic Monthly of the prepschool-based story “Smokers,” which brought wide readership and “encouraging letters.” Earning a master’s and staying on at Stanford through 1980 as Jones Lecturer, he next joined the graduate faculty in Creative Writing at Syracuse University and continued publishing in topflight journals. His first short story collection, In the Garden of North American Martyrs, claimed the St. Lawrence Award for Fiction in 1982. The Night in Question (1996) and Our Story Begins (2008) cemented his reputation in the genre.

Just as a perfect piece of fruit conjures a well-tended orchard, Wolff’s stories amplify reality through simplification, gaining momentum through believable dialogue and artful narrative pacing. For instance, a couple’s longstanding marital tensions contract uniquely in the six-page “Say Yes,” elapsing almost entirely in the time it takes to wash and dry dinner dishes; but the question of how well two people can really know each other lingers long afterward. Similarly compressed, the bank-heist drama “Bullet in the Brain” recalls Ambrose Bierce’s “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,” as an entire life unfolds during seconds-long exposition that describes the eponymous title event.

Along with writing, Wolff continues to teach. Ward W. and Priscilla B. Woods Professor of English at Stanford since 1997, he need look no fur-

ther than the workplace for inspirational material. “Academia is a hothouse of human appetites and transcendence sometimes,” he says, expelling “a little laugh,” perhaps not unlike the antagonist in “An Episode in the Life of Professor Brooke.”

Why bite the hand that feeds? Wolff explains: “One of the reasons that a writer would return to stories set in a school or military institution: Those are closed worlds. They set their own mores, their own world rules-the school culture, the military culture-fixed in customs, dialogues, or clothes.”

Other times, a story might “set within the circle of a family—another closed world, another system, if you will. We see the consequences of cooperation or defiance in relationship to those worlds.” The story “Firelight” bridges two.

A mother and son pretend to seek a rental in a well-to-do college neighborhood, encountering a failed professor. About the dénouement, the author remarks, “How could I know the future of those people? The narrator is describing his own future through the agency of talking through others, bringing together two different worlds at different times in my life. We [Toby and his mother] had these wishful excursions on the weekend, and in the story I brought in the apprehension of the professor, bringing together two kinds of disparate experiences.”

As faculty member, Wolff avoids teaching trendy literary theory. “I don’t like reductive characterizations. Hemingway is not a ‘minimalist’—and I hope I’m not,” he claims. “Writers break the bounds of categories. I never use those labels when I teach. Inevitably, someone [in a class] will label Camus an ‘existentialist.’ Students don’t know what it means—nobody knows what it means. It’s useful to talk about such categories to illustrate the uselessness of these labels.” Can writing be taught? Wolff won’t say. But onetime student Jay McInerney has compared Wolff to a forensic pathologist for his ability to introduce technique and structure.

A self-identified “writer of the world,” Wolff composes in short bursts.

He reasons, “I have children. I have a teaching job. Sometimes I need to get an oil change or a haircut or go buy shoes. Like everyone, I’m busy and distracted. I don’t have a rigid schedule because of the demands on me. I tweak what I’ve written the day before. The longer I do it, the higher the standard becomes. I have given up on novels. Sometimes it just doesn’t come off.”

He likens his overall process to “a dog gnawing on a great big bone, and he’s patient about getting to the marrow of the matter.” Refusing to regard his stories as “sacred texts,” the exacting stylist revised several older offerings in Our Story Begins. But as with others newly presented, they seem nothing short of miraculous.

The provocative “Awaiting Orders” concerns the closeted sexuality of one Sergeant Morse. “It’s not about ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’!” Wolff thunders, when I presume to identify a central motif. “It’s about a man!” Passion ringing, he goes on: “We all live under some kind of constraint in social situations, in work situations, concealing our nature. We perform our identities in public.

A man who is harsh to his wife at home doesn’t show that at work. A man who desires an employee at work doesn’t let on—unless he wants a lawsuit.

We all live in social situations that put a constraint on or stifle our nature.

Sometimes that’s good—it would be hell if we did not. In the case of this man, it is not unique to the social situation. People keep invisible parts of our nature hidden. This story is about a cultural phenomenon that disallows people to be who they are—and there may be global consequences. It’s about the coercive effects of having to conceal our nature, which is true of soldiers and federal employees. There are all kinds of ways we are called upon to hold ourselves in check.”

Not surprisingly, Our Story Begins ends with the tale of a man who has kept unrequited adolescent love close to his chest ever after. Its final, lyrical sendoff reminds one that his story, like our own, must continue: “It baffled him that he couldn’t hold on to something he had known so well, and he stood fixed in his puzzlement as the song swelled to a finish and died, and a dog barked somewhere, and another waltz began.”

Tobias Wolff will appear in the Distinguished Speaker Series at SUNY New Paltz on Thursday, April 1, at 7:30pm in the McKenna Theatre. General admission tickets are $18. (845) 257-3972; www.newpaltz.edu/speakerseries.

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SHORT TAKES Six Hudson Valley authors offer something for every sense, including the sounds of silence.

Chocolates and Confections at Home Peter P. Greweling Wiley, 2010, $34.95

Culinary Institute of America professor and Certified Master Baker Greweling takes home cooks through the intricacies of confectionery in this sumptuous book, full of mouthwatering photos and step-by-step instructions for making such delicacies as Green Tea Truffles, Firefudge, Tropical Marzipan Squares, and Divinity. Caution: Do not browse while hungry.

Paper Politics: Socially Engaged Printmaking Today edited by Josh MacPhee PM Press, 2009, $24.95

Prisons echo slave ships, an apartment building becomes a clenched fist, labeled body parts bleed on a table.

Over 200 printmakers are featured in this eye-opening, mind-bending compendium of posters, street flyers, and politically charged works of hand-printed art. Contributing Hudson Valley artists include Sue Coe, Maureen Cummins, Josh Kramb, Nathen Meltz, and Sam Sebren.

Taekwondo: A Path to Excellence Doug Cook YMAA Publications, 2009, $14.95

Warwick-based Taekwondo Master Cook, who holds a Fifth Dan Black Belt and has authored two previous books, sets out the steps to “achieving physical and spiritual enrichment through disciplined practice.” Addressing the 21st-century practitioner of this traditional martial art, he offers a historical overview, inspirational guidance, and tales of his travels and training in Korea.

Rock & Roll Jihad: A Muslim Rock Star’s Revolution Salman Ahmad, introduction by Melissa Etheridge Free Press, 2010, $24.99

Growing up in Rockland County, New York and Lahore, Pakistan, Ahmad spread the gospel of rock and roll even under President Zia-ul-Haq’s fundamentalist dictatorship.

In this impassioned memoir, “the Bono of Southeast Asia” details his evolution from rebel outsider to global citizen, fronting the bestselling band Junoon and traveling the world as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador.

Herb Trader: A Tale of Treachery and Espionage in the Global Marijuana Trade A.R. Torsone Woodstock Mountain Press, 2009, $18.95

An autobiographical saga of crime, punishment, and high-level government corruption that reads like a paranoid thriller (remember Midnight Express?).

Jailed in Cambodia in 1998, Woodstock marijuana smuggler “Max” Torsone was clearly not meant to live to tell this tale of Caribbean luxury yachts, sinister twins, rigged elections, and bales of combustible cargo. Luckily, he beat the odds.

No Such Thing As Silence: John Cage’s 4’33” Kyle Gann Yale University Press, 2010, $24

Hate it or admire it, Cage’s four-and-a-half-minute noteless composition, which debuted at the Maverick Concert Hall in Woodstock in 1952, is the Duchamp’surinal moment of 20th-century music. Bard professor Gann explains the context of Cage’s breaking down of the art/nonart barrier, suggesting influences as diverse as the Hudson River School of painting, zen, and Meister Eckhart.

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How Lincoln Learned to Read: Twelve Great Americans and the Educations That Made Them Daniel Wolff

Bloomsbury, 2010, $16, (paperback)

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oung Abe Lincoln took no pleasure in pioneer life. He refused to hunt, was considered lazy, and he read constantly. He would one day assert that “we owe everything which distinguishes us from the savages” to literacy. His grandfather had been killed by a Shawnee while working a field, and he believed this family tragedy was why his own father was poor and illiterate. It is grim to contemplate Lincoln’s mind as blossoming out of this event—his ambition spurred by a severe contradistinction of himself from the people that his were eradicating. It may have puzzled the backwoods boy that the Shawnee chief, Tecumseh, was becoming a national symbol of virtue, admired precisely because he was not civilized. But as an agile politician, a self-styled “natural man,” Lincoln managed to benefit from the public’s affection for noble savages.

Nyack resident Daniel Wolff’s How Lincoln Learned to Read takes a brisk, revisionist look at the educational training and formative experiences of twelve movers and shakers in US history. Plotting a line from Ben Franklin to Elvis, each chapter gives a vivid backstory, a concise portrait of its subject and his or her sociohistoric situation before their entrance on the world stage. We glimpse “Andy” Jackson sampling from the community distillery, checking that the mash is fermenting right; or Sojourner Truth, cussing and reveling on Kingston’s streets.

With a broad view of schooling, this book premises the question, “How do we learn what we need to know?” These short biographies nonetheless offer no facile solutions to educators or moralizing examples for students. The author quotes Emerson: “Who could have instructed Franklin? Every great man is unique.” Wolff suggests that the curriculum for the illiterate abolitionist Sojourner Truth was slavery itself: “I don’t read such small stuff as letters. I read men and nations.” He also sketches the Paiute memoirist Sarah Winnemucca, who, after being “civilized” by white education, comes to her mother’s opinion of the brutal settlers: “They are not people; they have no thoughts, no mind, no love.”

At one time, a chronology of profiles was a standard formula for elementary schoolbooks; the implicit lesson being that, when needed, great figures arise to clear a path for order and progress. There is no attempt to be so reassuring in Wolff’s updated turn on history writing. His ambitious personages resist being idealized simply because they reside within a social order based on slavery, genocide, and environmental destruction—they appear as almost freakish emanations of Euro-American expansion and excess. Wolff’s research has a solid feel, but his brilliant young subjects do not. In his compressed telling, they are nexuses between what predates them and the legends they later become. His captivating, anecdotal style conveys the depressing past so convincingly, the reader is not surprised to learn that Helen Keller’s earliest sentences were expressions of racial prejudice.

The classroom has long been considered the surest means to social improvement. Yet interestingly, nearly all of Wolff’s visionaries-to-be were indifferent students. Environmentalist Rachel Carson skipped school often, gaining more from streamside strolls with her mother. (Whereas NAACP founder W. E. B. Dubois prospered in Great Barrington’s integrated school system, but ultimately would advocate separatism.) Henry Ford had zero patience for schoolwork but cited the widely used McGuffey Reader as key to his own industrious character, and even turned the author’s birthplace into a museum.

Although Ford would not have approved of Wolff’s study, the tycoon might have been disinclined to apply his famous precept—”History is bunk”—to it.

—Marx Dorrity

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he events of the past 18 months or so have left a lot of people scratching their heads. First there is money, then there is no money, then there is, although not for the likes of you and me. Big financial corporations are behaving like children who know that now that Time Out is over, Mommy will hand over the entire cookie jarâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and Mommy would seem to be in denial about her big babyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lack of repentance.

Can they all be that mean-spirited and treasonous, not to mention tonedeaf to public opinion? Who are â&#x20AC;&#x153;they,â&#x20AC;? really, anyway? John Gillespie and David Zweig, both Harvard MBAs, have an intimate perspective, and have been privy to some extremely candid moments. Columbia County resident Gillespie spent 18 years as an investment banker with Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, and Bear Stearns; Zweig was most recently senior editor at the World Business Academy. Their book will leave you feeling educated on what really goes on in boardrooms, and armed with some useful ideas for what needs to be done.

Boards of directors are the focus of this book, and as we all know, any group is only as useful as the people in it. To the inherent difficulty of group dynamics, a directors are often chosen for name recognition or to repay favors, rather than due to actual qualificationsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a recipe for disaster.

Boards are supposed to ride herd over the same people who hired them as directors in the first place. The legions of accountants, attorneys, and consultants who are well paid to keep an eye on things tend to coddle the goose thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s laying their personal golden eggs, even if that leaves thousands of shareholders with a garden variety goose egg.

The authors bring us behind closed doors on page one, with a look at what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really like inside a failing corporation during its deathbed hours. As executives themselves, the authors do not pull their punches, but they write without hateâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;surely the only way to understand anything. They peel layer after layer from the onion, explaining how directors are chosen, how they interact with CEOs, and how shareholder power can be manipulated into nonexistence.

Informing their business expertise with psychology, group dynamics, and studies of decision making, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve created a lively read. The role of emotions in hijacking thought processes? Who knew? Maybe the folks on the top floor really are just like us.

Regardless, Gillespie and Zweig arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t letting the puppet masters off any hooks. Chapter eight is 40 densely packed pages of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Solutionsâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D;ways boards can be made to do in practice what they do in theory: protect shareholdersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; investments and throw on the brakes when things get ill advised.

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POETRY

Edited by Phillip Levine. Deadline for our April issue is March 5. Send up to three poems or three pages (whichever comes first).

Full submission guidelines: www.chronogram.com\submissions.

Mom, I have a secret.

now, i can’t get you out of my mind

Enjoy yourself.

and i like that

—Charlie James Grenadier (4 years, to mom,

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musician Rebecca Martin, during her sound check)

Check, Please

Float

Reason

Sordid silence fills

the heat between us, this other man and I,

The book lay intimately open On my lap. I picked it up And read:

he bites my lip tastes the sheer gloss you bought me

eyes open, I’m looking for you in his face

“The pen slipped and capered on the page, escorted by ripplings in the atmosphere like breeze blowing with nothing to blow against.”

Death is more real to me than God. It gives reason for chapels: Nail each stone beam Windex Jesus’ windows Announce the dark with candles

he doesn’t care

don’t worry, he says, I know I don’t, he says, staring at me with that burning look you know him, but you don’t know he knows you better, he knows what I like

you’d kill him.

the waitress asks if we want anything else, looking through me

like you

I stop him from ordering more, no, we should get going. guilt filling my cheeks eyes mouth —Molly Lurie-Marino

Writing Haiku One sheet of paper a new world can be born here now writer: Step back!

Sipping from a handmade Cup of water, I put the book Down and stood up.

This fragment of light needed Writing down. Yes, it had Already been written, its shape Determined, but something Happens when one person so Esteems another’s words that She finds it necessary to copy them Down.

An egg hatches.

Sun rays tumble through the pen.

A new life sits upon The shoulders of the old.

You garnish the clipping.

A flurry of letters follows The closing quotation marks.

It could be a poem.

You hope it is not too much, Nor too little.

—Effy Redman

—Donna Sherman

Orpheus Blue Blue dust Blue road Blue man Blue death Blue crucifix Blue agony Blue Haiti

Surely there was a moment when, Bereft of crown or accolades, Feet sinking in the wet and slurping soil Orpheus picked at his lyre and wept.

Surely it crossed his mind to play A song that cursed the gods And cursed the fates for bringing him Eurydice in the first place.

—James Houtrides

—Veronica Stork

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Do not take A child’s pretty voice A barking dog’s innocence A dolphin who talks in watery ways.

There is panoply of more things not to take.

The stars may make sense: Saturn squares Sagittarius Mercury perpendicular with Mars Do ghosts jet beyond the Universe Or do they lie still, calm in their boxes?

—Kate McNairy

Our Mother Our Mother who art this Earth blessed be thy terrain Thy nurturing done as myriad blessings come from all elements including heaven Give us this day our daily breath And forgive humanity’s trespasses as we restore species we have trespassed against Lead us not into separation but remember us your beauty for thine is the Source of all love and all life forever Great Gaia —Brett Bevell

Pathos

A Year in 4 Poems

Out the Picture Window in Climax, MN

Wet your tongue and try, try to sing again Please work the muscles in your throat to song Gasp not the sound that signifies the end

Summer There is no poem in this Though I feel it rising within me And wanting to come out

Falling snow, snow on the hills Cold trees, and abstract winter sparrows—

Fall Traitorous maple, Harbinger of cruel autumn, Tolls summer’s death knell.

When I whisper to myself of different fields All I hear is something less than I meant.

As all things pass; of now, and still of then With power to grant life, not old but long Wet your tongue and try, try to sing again So I may hear and thus remember when As all memories find where they belong Gasp not the sound that signifies the end.

—Elan Kwiecinski

Parkinson’s and My Mum Parkinson’s had my Mum And the world narrowed to a shuffle.

A clock without rhythm No beat, no time Each morning’s stumble to the bathroom A hill that became a mountain climb.

A frenzy of fingers Fastening buttons, hoisting tights, Slippers to fit, blouses, tops— An endless fight.

For the wires were down The messages garbled The movements scrambled.

“When does this Parkinson’s end?”

She would ask.

No-one would tell her—it was there to the last.

A weekly life reduced To seven plastic pill coffins A compartmentalised existence With inviting sliding lids.

Afternoons and evenings spent Slumped in her chair— Eyes closed, watery mouth open, But still with us, still there She told me she would sometimes dream That she was cured Would wake with remembered mobility Expect to stretch and walk And laugh. A cruel joke.

And so we all stumbled on to The final fall The final scene A white stiff body on a white still bed.

My Mum and Parkinson’s Companions— They died together.

—Nick Halligan

February Weary; I’m So Tired From Unfulfilled Longing.

Awakening Last night I heard the Peepers and birds gossiping In their joyfulness.

Across the road, a ditch and eight old graves.

This white is relentless, dogmatic.

Useless echoes—deadened, damp— Bounce against the glass, against the far tree line, Swirl back like leaves in autumn. Deer waltz Through town—do they remember October’s apples?

I’m tired of the seasons, of the mail, of people, The VFW, the Masons. I’m tired Of all the falling crystals. With nothing else, I try to remember touch— heat against my skin, Flavor on my tongue, some color other Than cotton and shroud. I miss my wife, so very much.

—Scott Norenberg

—D. E. Cocks

Break From the Novel #684

Crow

The sharp tick-tock of line after line destroys me sometimes.

I am a flash of obsidian against ice-blue January sky.

I gather with my cronies in the crook of a dead elm, telling raspy voiced tales loud enough to wake the dead. I am fat and sassy, picking at roadkill impaling you on my cold yellow gaze as you drive by My cousin raven brought the sun back once, I seek it now in all that’s shiny. I reflect light, I carry shadow. I am the wings of wisdom, the cackle of curiosity, I am waiting to pop your illusions with my sharp, sharp beak.

—Judith Prest

To each you give a thought, here and going, going and gone, gone and going. Before hereafter and gone. Scenes are things just like elves. I said just like Elvis.

Elvis Presley danced in his own mirror.

A boy gazing at himself dancing.

Don’t you?

(a portion

of the proceeds

will be offered to the estate of) The stark multiplicity of speech upon speech

invents me and scenes.

Sigmund Freud heard his dreams on phonograph, and after handled them softly, touching only edge.

A man working at himself stealing.

And here I am thinking

about how stubborn lines are

in time.

—Nicholas Haines

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Food & Drink

Rising Action

making bread at Home

By Peter Barrett Photographs by Jennifer May

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f all foods, home-baked bread might be the one that appeals most equally to all five senses. Besides the visual pleasure–the glossy russet crust, the elegant simplicity of the form, the intricate crumb–there’s the fresh, yeasty smell of the dough, and the supremely comforting smell of baking that fills the house. There’s the tactile delight of kneading, and the warmth in hand of a loaf fresh from the oven. There’s the faint ticking of bread cooling on the rack, spalling tiny bits of crust onto the counter, the satisfying hollow-sounding thump on the bottom that tells us it’s done, and the delightful crackle as we bite into the crust. And there’s the flavor, of course; nothing tastes better than homemade. Bread is the single most powerful culinary signifier of home, hearth, and sustenance. Why do so few of us bake it?

Over the course of the last six or eight decades, we’ve outsourced many formerly essential tasks in the name of convenience. Where food is concerned, we have usually settled for inferior quality as a result. Now we’re often afraid of these simple culinary projects, which hundreds of generations before us executed daily without the benefit of much technology besides fire. And that’s the important thing to remember: Though science has brought many astonishing improvements to our lives, better bread is not among them.

Yeast gone wild Many of our staple foods would not be possible without the collaboration of microorganisms. Fermented pickles, alcohol, vinegar, cheese, and bread would be impossible without the help of millions of tiny creatures in every batch.

The key with all of these products is to set up conditions so that the beasts can thrive, and then let them do all of the heavy lifting. (In the case of bread, the lifting is literal.) The creation and care of a wild yeast starter is incredibly easy, and the resulting bread is as good as it gets: tangy and complex, with lots of character. If you’re a novice, by all means begin with commercial yeast to get acquainted with the basic process. But if you have some experience, a live starter will make the best bread you’ve ever eaten.

Prior to the development of commercial yeast in the late 19th century, all bread for all of human history was baked with wild yeast. Yeast is all around us, all the time; simply leave a bowl of flour and water on the counter for a few days and it will turn into a sourdough starter. There’s a bit of technique

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to helping it along, but not much. It’s important to get over the notion that a live starter is some kind of finicky, high-maintenance pet. Once established, the simple act of baking weekly is sufficient to keep it thriving. If you fall off the wagon, don’t worry; an initially healthy starter can usually be resuscitated after periods of neglect lasting a month or even longer, and giving some starter to your baking friends is an excellent hedge against accidentally killing your own during a hiatus.

Start Loafing As for equipment, there’s very little that’s required. Most important is a good digital metric scale with a tare function. Baking by weight is much more accurate than by volume, and your results will be far more consistent. Metric is important, too, because it’s so much easier. Nothing is more crazy-making than trying to multiply or divide fractions while your hands are covered in dough.

A stand mixer is not required, though it can be helpful for certain recipes. A peel (the long wooden paddle used to load and unload the oven) is useful, but a rimless cookie sheet does just fine. A banneton, or proofing basket, also serves a purpose, but a colander lined with a dishtowel is almost as good. A baking stone is good, but a four-dollar quarry tile from the home center is better. It’s not a discipline with a high entry fee.

There are many bread books to choose from; the selection alone is enough to discourage, let alone what’s inside. For the purposes of this article, we’ll focus on some local experts who between them have written a pretty complete library on the subject. Daniel Leader, owner of Bread Alone in Boiceville and author of two books on baking, says “We tend to overcomplicate things, and most of the bread books out there have done a good job of keeping it complicated.” He stresses the simplicity of baking: “It’s about as difficult as planting a tomato seed.” Leader’s Local Breads (Norton, 2007) is an excellent and detailed survey of the famous artisan breads made all over Europe, most of which are made with wild starters, with clear directions for reproducing them at home.

William Alexander lives in Cornwall and is the author of the upcoming 52 Loaves (Algonquin, 2010) a detailed and personal account of his determined quest to master the peasant boule by baking a loaf a week for a year, tinkering and learning along the way. His travels take him to wood-fired ovens in New

above: Dusting the peel with rice flour to prevent sticking; kneading; A chalkboard with bread recipes; opposite: William Alexander prepares a loaf of country bread in his kitchen; Measuring salt on the kitchen scale; adding the starter.

Jersey, a yeast factory in Canada, and a monastery in France, and he even grows and grinds his own wheat to try to understand the very source. There’s plenty of humor to leaven his obsession; a computer scientist, Alexander brings a dogged, methodical, winking, and somewhat curmudgeonly temperament to his mission. And there is much useful information in the book, including his final recipe and an easy method for cultivating a wild starter.

For all his hacking of the baking code, chasing down variables and analyzing them to the point of near exhaustion, Alexander’s final version is really very simple. A mix of flours, levain (live starter), water, and salt, given a brief rest (autolyse in French) to give the gluten development a head start, then about seven minutes of kneading before proofing and baking. Alexander’s peasant bread has a medium-brown crust that contrasts nicely with the firm yet open crumb inside. It’s got character enough to eat wonderfully by itself, and is not so full of holes as to be unfriendly to sandwich making. He did an awful lot of work so we don’t have to.

A few years ago, a mini-craze of sorts swept the Internet like a Roomba: a no-knead bread recipe from Jim Lahey of the Sullivan Street Bakery in Manhattan. Taking the principle of Alexander’s autolyse to its logical extreme, Lahey discovered that yeast, left to its own devices, will develop beautiful gluten over the course of 12 to18 hours at room temperature. The wet, shaggy dough is shaped, dumped into a shrieking hot Dutch oven, covered, and baked off inside the regular oven (the cover comes off toward the end to brown the crust). Confining the wet dough to such a small space provides something that is hard to achieve without a commercial bread oven: steam, which makes for a shiny, crackling crust. The appeal of such a method is twofold; there’s nearly no work involved, and the crust is simply unbelievable. But wet dough can be hard to deal with, and sticks to everything it touches. When combined with a big iron pot that’s wickedly hot, it can be intimidating. Variations with drier dough exist, and are worth seeking out.

property. For those of us who love wood-fired pizza, this ancient device is the only way to truly achieve the scorched, blistered glory that seven minutes at 700 degrees can deliver. And the amazing oven spring (the dramatic final rise that occurs when a loaf hits the hot oven and the yeast goes into overdrive) cannot be duplicated in a conventional oven. Some books downplay the work involved; a well-built brick oven is not a one-weekend job. But it’s not hard for the handy, and can become the focus of every cookout for the rest of time, and you’ll never pay for a pizza again, so there’s that.

The Bread Builders (Chelsea Green, 1999) by Daniel Wing and Alan Scott is an inspiring how-to for anybody serious about fabricating an oven. Another good resource, from CIA instructor Eric Kastel, is Artisan Breads (Wiley, 2010).

It clearly and comprehensively covers a wide range of recipes and techniques from basic to advanced. Jeffrey Hamelman, bakery director at King Arthur flour in Vermont, has written Bread (Wiley, 2004), which is another excellent choice for someone looking for one book to get started with.

The point is to find how breadmaking best integrates into the rhythms of your life and let it become part of your weekly ritual; it’s about experimenting a bit with methods and recipes until you ease into an understanding of the process, and then settling on the version that fits. “It’s much more wait than work” is how Leader puts it, and with a little practice you can go to work or to bed with complete confidence that your tiny helpers are busy metabolizing away until you’re ready to bake. There’s no need to worry about being a bit off with your timing; dough that has not fully risen can quickly be patted into flat circles and cooked in a buttered skillet (or, even better, on the grill) to make chewy, tangy flatbread that will sop up anything you throw at it. Soon enough, you’ll settle on the recipe your kids clamor for, or that friends ask you to bring over, or that makes a sublime substrate for your morning butter and jam. And speaking of kids, there’s no better way to combine physics, chemistry, biology, history, and a little elbow grease into one delicious lesson.

Fire in the hole Alexander vividly recounts the painful disaster that his homemade outdoor clay oven was to build, and he hardly uses it now that it’s built, but there are others who fervently espouse the virtues of having such a structure on one’s

RESOURCES William Alexander www.williamalexander.com Bread Alone www.breadalone.com Culinary Institute of America www.ciachef.edu 3/10 ChronograM food & drink 61

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March 25-29 April 1-5 April 8-12 The Highlands Inn Fleischmanns, NY, USA

The Vajra Armor Mantra, called Dorje Go-Drab in Tibetan, is among the most powerful healing practices in Tantric Buddhism. Long held as a secret practice, the Vajra Armor Mantra has been practiced for over a millennium by tantric adepts and Tibetan physicians as an effective method for treating diseases, purifying negative energies and protection from misfortune.

For more info please go to: www.lamadawa.com To register contact: coordinator@saraswatibhawan.org

Saraswati Bhawan Dedicated to preserving the ancient Buddhist yogi tradition

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with outdoor patio seating Catering & Private Parties Participating in Hudson Valley Restaurant Week!

Monday-Thursday 11:30am-9pm Friday & Saturday 11:30am-10pm 30 Plank Road, Newburgh 845-568-6102 www.beebsbistro.net

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While coffeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been around for centuries, in recent years coffee-making technology has seriously evolved. We invite you to taste the future. Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Espresso, Cappuccino, Latte or the best basic, now thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a better way to brew it. From traditional to the most modern machine that can grind, pour and froth the perfect cup. For restaurants to cafĂŠs to your home â&#x20AC;&#x201D;theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on display. Come by and get a taste of the best coffee can be.

Frequented by leisure and business travelers, long-term or short stay guests since its opening as a Holiday Inn Express in 1990, the Poughkeepsie Holiday Inn Express continues its time-honored tradition for exceptional service and facilities.

Our spacious, comfortable guestrooms feature your choice of 2 double beds or 1 king-size bed. All accommodations feature free high-speed wireless access, iron and ironing board, hairdryer, and movies on-demand. Complimentary breakfast, 24-hour fitness room, and a business center with computers, printers and copier machine add convenience and value to your stay. Outdoor Seasonal Pool open Memorial Day through Labor Day 10am - 8pm for registered guests.

2750 South Road (Rte 9)

845-473-1151

Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

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The Hudson Valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best selection of fine cutlery, professional cookware, appliances and kitchen tools. Expert sharpening while you shop. Barware, glassware and cooking classes.

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Fresh Company

1946 Campus Drive (Route 9), Hyde Park, NY

Garrison, NY (845) 424-8204 www.FreshCompany.net

(845) 452-9600 www.ciachef.edu American Bounty Restaurant, imaginative cuisine celebrating the diversity of foods of the Americas; Apple Pie Bakery CafĂŠ, sumptuous baked goods and cafĂŠ cuisine; Escoffier Restaurant, culinary traditions of France with a contemporary touch; Ristorante Caterina de' Medici, seasonal ingredients and authentic dishes of Italy; and St. Andrew's CafĂŠ, menus highlighting locally and sustainably sourced ingredients.

Bakeries The Alternative Baker 407 Main Street, Rosendale, NY

Terrapin Catering 5371 Albany Post Road, Staatsburg, NY (845) 889-8831 www.terrapincatering.com hugh@terrapincatering.com Escape from the ordinary to celebrate the extraordinary. Let us attend to every detail of your wedding, bar/bat mitzvah, corporate event or any special occasion. On-site, we can accommodate 150 guests seated, and 250 for cocktail events. Off-site services available.

Terrapinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s custom menus always include local, fresh, and organic ingredients.

(845) 658-3355 or (800) 399-3589

Delis

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Jacks Meats & Deli

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79 Main Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-2244

our scones, sticky buns, Belgian hot chocolate, all vegan soups & sandwiches (Goat Cheese Special is still winning awards). Plus varied treats: vegan, wheat, gluten, dairy or sugar-free. Wedding cakes too. Lemon Cakes shipped nationwide and for local corporate gift giving. Closed Tues/Wed but open 7 AM for the best egg sandwiches ever!

CafĂŠs Bistro-to-Go 948 Route 28, Kingston, NY (845) 340-9800 www.bluemountainbistro.com

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Route 32 North Chestnut and Academy Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-2433

Gilded Otter 3 Main Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 256-1700

Ginoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant

44 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY

Route 9, Lafayette Plaza, Wappingers Falls, NY (845) 297-8061 www.ginoswappingers.com

service catering and event planning for parties

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We are a full-service equestrian stable with a brand-new attached 80 x 200 indoor arena overlooking sweeping views of the Shawangunks. Our outdoor ring is 120 by 200 feet with brand new sand footing as of summer of 2009.

There are a wide variety of jumps always set up. We have several large pastures with abundant grass for turn out and a horse walker for continual equine fitness.

Owner, Julie Stevenson, gives lessons for young children just starting out. Julie has been riding since she was a child and competes in the adult jumper and equitation divisions. Paul Mayne is a top professional and reputable international rider, horse trainer and accomplished instructor. He specializes in training horses in all jumper divisions as well as giving lessons.

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Gomen Kudasai â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Japanese Noodles and Home Style Cooking 215 Main Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-8811

John Andrews Restaurant Route 23 at Blunt Road, South Egremont, MA (413) 528-3469 www.jarestaurant.com

Osaka Restaurant 18 Garden Street, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-7338 or (845) 876-7278

Piggy Bank Restaurant 446 Main Street, Beacon, NY (845) 838-0028

Sukhothai 516-518 Main Street, Beacon, NY (845) 790-5375

Suruchi â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Fine Taste of India 5 Church Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-2772 www.suruchiindian.com

Fresh & homemade Indian cuisine from finest ingredients including local & organic. Beautiful, calm atmosphere. Free-range chicken, wild shrimp, vegetarian, vegan, gluten free.

Fine Wine/Crafted Beer. Regular seating or cushioned platform booths. Everyday 10% Early Bird & Student Discounts. Nightly Specials.

Catering Available. Zagat Rated. Wednesday - Sunday Dinner.

Terrapin Restaurant and Bistro 6426 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-3330 www.terrapinrestaurant.com custsvc@terrapinrestaurant.com Voted â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best of the Hudson Valleyâ&#x20AC;? by Chronogram Magazine. From far-flung origins, the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most diverse flavors meet and mingle.

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Dining Delights

Hudson Valley Restaurant Week

By Mark Gerlach

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he Hudson Valley is known for its robust and forwarding thinking food scene.With The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) nestled in Hyde Park, the area is home to some of the best chefs in the country, and many of the world-class restaurants peppered throughout the region serve local milk, cheese, meat, vegetables, and wine. Spotlighting the area as a culinary destination, the 4th annual Hudson Valley Restaurant Week (HVRW) will run from March 15 through March 28 to spotlight the area as a culinary destination.

During the event, more than 125 participating restaurants in Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam, Dutchess, Ulster, and Columbia counties will offer a specialty menu with three-course prix-fixe lunches at $20 and dinners at $28.

(Prices do not include beverages, tax, and gratuity.) Restaurant goers will get to choose from a wide variety of cuisines including Nuevo Latino, Moroccan, Portuguese, Brazilian, Greek, French, Italian, Swiss, and the many slants on regional American fare that flourish locally.

Hudson Valley Restaurant Week organizer Janet Crawshaw says the two-week celebration has really taken off since it started in 2006 with 70 restaurants. “[Restaurant Week] showcases the Hudson Valley as a great culinary destination and it brings awareness worldwide, or certainly across the country, that there is something happening here.”

For the first time this year, Restaurant Week will include weekends. An estimated 150,000 people are expected to dine out, about 25,000 more than in 2009 when 87 restaurants participated. “It really gives restaurants an opportunity to introduce themselves to brand new customers and it also gives them a chance to say thank you to returning customers by giving them this great deal,” says Crawshaw, publisher of Valley Table magazine, which focuses on regional farms, food, and cuisine. According to surveys, at least half of the customers who dined out were trying the restaurants for the first time.

Crawshaw says she plans to go to as many restaurants as she can and hopes others will do the same. “I want to hear that the restaurants are buzzing and that the people are really enjoying themselves.”

HVRW also highlights local farms and products. “For us, that’s what it’s about—building business relationships that help support a local food system and food industry,” says Crawshaw.

Business Booster The event revs up business in a lagging economy. Many restaurants report a 20 to 50 percent increase in sales. “Restaurants and the food industry in general are a big part of our local economy,” says Crawshaw. “And by jumpstarting it this way, everyone who is involved in that industry has the potential to do some additional business. [Restaurant Week] generates a lot of goodwill and a lot of good times.”

Part of the reason Restaurant Week is growing and dubbed the most successful dining promotion in the Hudson Valley is due in part to a massive marketing campaign, which features ads in the NewYork Times.The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has signed on as a promotional partner, and their support is likely to trigger more train traffic. The MTA sent out HVRW flyers to its commutation ticket holders and advertised in Grand Central Terminal. Approximately 40 participating restaurants are in walking distance to a Metro-North station. “People do come from New Jersey, Connecticut, and Philadelphia for Restaurant Week,” says Crawshaw.

If your belly is full and you need a nap before heading home, about 20 inns, bed and breakfasts, and hotels are offering discounted rates during the two weeks in March, including the gothic-style Thayer Hotel on the grounds of West Point in Orange County.

“If people are coming out of the city, it would be great if they would take the drive and spend the weekend or spend an overnight, but it’s really easy if they want to hop on the train and when they get off they can literally walk to a great restaurant,” says Crawshaw.

The Gold Standard, a marketing communications and public relations firm headquartered in Katonah, has been on board to help spread the word of HVRW since the beginning.

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Chefs Weigh In Local restaurants are gearing up for the event and have high hopes that it will fill seats during a notoriously slow month for the industry and tourism in general.

“The good thing about HVRW is that it really kind of fills the void during the week, especially in this economy,” says Charles Fells, co-owner and chef of The Artist’s Palate, a contemporary American eatery located on Main Street in Poughkeepsie.

The restaurant has participated in HVRW almost every year since it opened in 2007. Fells owns the restaurant with his wife Megan, a CIA grad. In December, Megan appeared on the Food Network’s “Chopped,” a cooking competition hosted by celebrity food critic Ted Allen. One of the restaurant’s signature dishes is Maine lobster mac and cheese, which costs $12 at lunch and is also served as an appetizer at dinner. This year, the Artist’s Palate will offer three to four choices in each category of appetizer, entrée, and dessert on its HVRW menu. (The restaurant is not participating in the event on Friday and Saturday nights.)

When asked what he plans to achieve from Restaurant Week, Peter Cantine, co-owner of The Bear Café in Woodstock, says, “To introduce new people to the restaurant and participate in a regional event.” The Bear Café serves New American, which Cantine describes as, “French culinary technique with local ingredients and borrowings from international cuisines.”

Agnes Devereux of The Village Tearoom in New Paltz is looking forward to meeting some new diners. “I expect to find some new people to discover my restaurant that don’t know about it and to showcase some of the local farms that we buy from,” says Devereux, owner and head chef. Devereux says the Tearoom gets meat from Moveable Beast Farm in Accord, as well as polenta from Wild Hive Farm in Clinton Corners and milk from Ronnybrook Farm in Ancramdale.

One dish that stands out on the Tearoom’s eclectic regular menu is crisp roasted chicken, which is supplied from Murray’s Chicken in New City, and served with a chutney made from local apples,Yukon gold mashed potatoes and pan gravy.

Terrapin in Rhinebeck, which also offers New American, makes an effort to source local. “We are using Hudson Valley Cattle Company, which is serving beef from the Hudson Valley and the surrounding areas,” says Terrapin owner and head chef, Josh Kroner. Some of the highlights on the Terrapin dinner menu include a horseradishcrusted sushi-grade ahi tuna with miso aioli and pork tenderloin served inThai orangecoconut curry. Kroner said this year Terrapin’s specialty HVRW menu will include the Thai pork, as well as a hanger steak, local Hudson Valley chicken, and some pastas.

Babycakes Café in Poughkeepsie, a newcomer to HVRW this year, also promotes local food purveyors. “We do all local, organic, seasonal, fresh ingredients as much as possible,” says General Manager Tanner Townsend.

Another establishment participating for the first time is American Bounty at the CIA. CIA Senior Director of Food and Beverage Operations Tom Peer thinks customers will enjoy “dining in the Bounty on a discount.” Peer notes that another CIA eatery, St. Andrews Café, has participated in HRVW previously. “We have had a good response to the restaurant week and a lot of customers have had good things to say about the program and the discount, so we’re excited about it,” says Peer.

Eager Eaters But restaurateurs are not the only ones excited about HudsonValley RestaurantWeek.

Diners are ready to go out and sample some of the food the valley has to offer.

Poughkeepsie resident Kelly Thompson is eager to dine out. “I am always excited to go out to eat during Restaurant Week. It is a great opportunity to take complete advantage of the chefs and owners of the wonderful restaurants in the Hudson Valley. The prices are always reasonable and I love to see what menus have been put together,” said Thompson.

About 90 percent of diners indicate that they will return to a restaurant at another time after HVRW. “I hope to try a few new places, including Il Barilotto [in Fishkill] and La Stazione [in New Paltz],” said Karen Sager of Poughquag, a teacher who has attended HVRW for three years. “I love Restaurant Week. By March, you are so tired of the indoors, but it is still crummy out so you need a little push to get you out and going and HVRW definitely does that.”

So as the weather warms, jump on a train, take a drive, or stay overnight at an inn in the scenic Hudson Valley and taste the scrumptious dishes featured at some great local restaurants during this year’s HVRW. Bon appetit!

Hudson Valley Restaurant Week is presented by The Valley Table magazine. Major sponsors are American Express,WHUD Radio, The Gold Standard, Millbrook Vineyards and Winery, Westfair Business Publications, Brooklyn Brewery, BrotherhoodWinery, Dutchess County Tourism,Westchester County Tourism, and Sysco Albany.

For more information visit www.hudsonvalleyrestaurantweek.com.

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business directory Accommodations Catskill Mountain Lodge

Pomarico Design Studio

334 Route 32A, Palenville, NY (518) 678-3101 www.catskillmtlodge.com

181 Main Street, Beacon, NY (845) 838-0448 www.healthcaredesign.com mike@healthcaredesign.com

Dinner guests will be entered in a vacation giveaway to be raffled off May 1, 2010. The prize is one week in a two-bedroom condo in one of 5,600 resorts around the world. Our website has details www.catskillmtlodge.com.

We are open for dinner starting at 5pm every Friday & Saturday.

Holiday Inn Express 2750 South Road (Route 9), Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 473-1151 www.poughkeepsiehi.com

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Architecture

3805 Main Street, Stone Ridge, NY (845) 687-0736 info@innatstoneridge.com

Alternative Energy Gallagher Solar Thermal (845) 258-0749

Hudson Valley Clean Energy, Inc. (845) 876-3767 www.hvce.com

Art Galleries & Centers Ann Street Gallery 104 Ann Street, Newburgh, NY (845) 562-6940 X 119 www.annstreetgallery.org vwalsh@safe-harbors.org Fahrenheit 180: Encaustic Group Exhibition through to March 27. Artist featured: Grimanesa Amoros, Willow Bader, Francisco Benitez, Joy Broom, Kathryn Dettwiller, Sisavanh Houghton, Nash Hyon, Marilyn Jolly, Cindy Stockton-Moore, Laura Moriarty, Catherine Nash, Martha Pfanschmidt, Don Porcella, Kathleen Thompson, and Janise Yntema. Hours: Thurs-Sat 11 am-5 pm or by app’t.

Beacon Institute For Rivers and Estuaries 199 Main Street, Beacon, NY (845) 838-1600 www.bire.org info@bire.org

Center for Photography at Woodstock

Solar Generation (845) 679-6997 www.solargeneration.net

Antiques Fairground Shows NY P.O. Box 3938, Albany, NY (518) 331-5004 www.fairgroudshows.com fairgroundshows@aol.com

Heavenly Treasures 93 Main Street, Cold Spring, NY (845) 265-5532

Juan L Rosado Antiques 93 Main Street, Cold Spring, NY (845) 809-5568

Solomon’s Mine 93 Main Street, Cold Spring, NY (845) 265-7658

Water Street Market (Antiques Center) 10 Main Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-1403 www.waterstreetmarket.com

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59 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY (845) 679-9957 www.cpw.org Info@cpw.org Founded in 1977, CPW, an artist-centered space dedicated to photography and related media, offers year-round exhibitions, weekend and multi-week workshops, lectures, access to traditional and digital photography workspaces, a monthly photographers’ salon, film/ video screenings, and much more.

A multi-arts center offering a range of educational programs for children and adults of all ages and abilities in Poughkeepsie, Millbrook and Red Hook. Programs include the awardwinning Dutchess Arts Camps (building self-esteem through the arts for ages 4-14); Art Institute (pre-college portfolio development program); art classes, workshops, and outreach programs for economically disadvantaged urban youth.

63 Chestnut Street, Cold Spring, NY (845) 265-4010 www.pchs-fsm.org

87 Mill Street, Liberty, NY (845) 295-3052 www.root52.com

Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, NY (845) 257-3844 www.newpaltz.edu/museum

Art Supplies The Inkwell 46 Main Street, Warwick, NY (845) 986-6100 www.inkwellartsupply.com info@inkwellartsupply.com

Artisans

21 Winston Drive, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-3200 www.dcstudiosllc.com

Shandaken Arts Festival and Studio Tour www.shandakenart.com

(646) 298-5788 www.wecreatemurals.com

Garrison Art Center

Women’s Studio Workshop

23 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison, NY (845) 424-3960 www.garrisonartcenter.org

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45 Pershing Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 471-7477 www.millstreetloft.org info@millstreetloft.org

Rhinebeck Savings Bank

Ulster Savings Bank (866) 440-0391 www.ulstersavings.com sbemz@ulstersavings.com

Beverages Esotec (845) 246-2411 www.esotecltd.com Choose Esotec to be your wholesale beverage provider. For 24 years, we’ve carried a complete line of natural, organic, and unusual juices, spritzers, waters, sodas, iced teas, iced coffees, 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!

Bookkeeping Riverview Office Services (914) 912-1202 info@riverviewbookkeeping.com

DC Studios

1955 South Road Square, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 297-1684

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Root 52 Gallery

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6423 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-4ART (4278) www.gazengallery.com

Kinderhook Bank

2 Jefferson Plaza, Poughkeepsie, NY

Putnam County Historical Society & Foundry School

Country Gallery

JW ArtWorks, LLC: Gazen Gallery

Banks

Audio & Video Markertek Video Supply www.markertek.com

Auto Sales & Services

Bookstores Antipodean 29 Garrison Landing, Garrison, NY (845) 424-3867 www.antipodean.com

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

Ruge’s Subaru

WDST 100.1 Radio Woodstock

Route 9, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-1057

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Building Services & Supplies

The Mac Works

483 Route 217, Hudson, NY (518) 672-7021 www.meltzlumber.com

(845) 331-1111 www.themacworks.com support@themacworks.com

1062 Bruynswick Road, Gardiner NY 12525 www.mcmahonshomeimprovement.com info@mcmahonshomeimprovement.com (845) 255-2881 Remodeling your home is a great endeavor as long as you’ve hired the right team of professionals to handle your project. At McMahon’s Home Improvement we confidently give a 5-yr warranty because we combine excellent craftsmanship, green ethics, quality materials and organized execution to achieve remodels that delight our clients.

Williams Lumber & Home Centers 6760 Route 9, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-WOOD www.williamslumber.com

Calligraphy Geneva Claire Hamilton: Calligraphy & Lettering Art

Certificates, awards, announcements, invitation envelopes, quotations, bookplates, illuminated letters, family tree custom designs.

Cleaning Services All Brite Window Cleaning (845) 247-9663

Past ‘n’ Perfect Resale & Retail Boutique 1629 Main Street (Route 44), Pleasant Valley, NY (845) 635-3115 www.pastnperfect.com

Cooking Classes Natural Gourmet Cookery School 48 West 21st Street, New York, NY (212) 645-5170, Fax (212) 989-1493 www.naturalgourmetschool.com info@naturalgourmetschool.com

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For more than 20 years people around the world have turned to Natural Gourmet’s avocational public classes to learn the basics of healthy cooking. They come to the Chef’s Training Program to prepare for careers in the burgeoning Natural Foods Industry.

Clothing & Accessories Christina Faraj — The Bra Fit Expert www.thebrafitexpert.com

Utility Canvas 2686 Route 44/55, Gardiner, NY www.utilitycanvas.com/about:ourStore

Custom Home Design and Materials Atlantic Custom Homes 2785 Route 9, Cold Spring, NY www.lindalny.com www.hudsonvalleycedarhomes.com

Events

White Rice 531 Warren Street, Hudson, NY (518) 697-3500

Coffee & Tea Coffee System of the Hudson Valley (800) 660-3175 www.coffeesystemhv.com

Collaborative Workspace Beahive Kingston 314 Wall Street, Kingston, NY (917) 449-6356 www.beahivekingston.com scott@beahivebeacon.com

Business Alliance for Local Living Economies www.livingeconomies.org

EMPAC at Rensselaer Troy, NY (518) 276-3921 www.empac.rpi.edu

Hudson Valley Hunger Banquet www.thequeensgalley.org

Locust Grove — The Samuel Morse Historic Site (845) 454-4500 www.lgny.org

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Consignment Shops

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.

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Farm Markets & Natural Food Stores Adams Fairacre Farms Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 454-4330 www.adamsfarms.com

Mother Earth’s Store House 440 Kings Mall Court, Route 9W, Kingston, NY 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! We can also be found at 804 South Road Square, Poughkeepsie, NY, (845) 296-1069, and 249 Main Street, Saugerties, NY, (845) 246-9614.

Sunflower Natural Foods Market 75 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock, NY (845) 679-5361 www.sunflowernatural.com info@sunflowernatural.com Organic, local, farm fresh produce. Supplements, homeopathy, bulk coffee, beans, rice, and granolas. Fertile eggs, non HMO dairy, teas, and all natural body & skin care and so much more!

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Taliaferro Farms 187 Plains Road, New Paltz, NY (845) 256-1592 www.taliaferrofarms.com

Financial Advisors Third Eye Associates, Ltd 38 Spring Lake Road, Red Hook, NY (845) 752-2216 www.thirdeyeassociates.com

Florists Greenhouse at Rhinebeck 41 Pitcher Road, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-3974 www.thegreenhouseatrhinebeck.com

Hair Salons Androgyny 5 Mulberry Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 256-0620

Dennis Fox Salon 6400 Montgomery Street 2nd Floor, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-1777 dennisfoxsalon@yahoo.com

Fabulocity Salon & Boutique 12 Main Street, Warwick, NY (845) 986-3656

Romeo and Juliet Salon 1 Furnace Street, Cold Spring, NY (845) 265-3238

Home Furnishings & Decor Anatolia Tribal Rugs & Weavings

Warren Kitchen & Cutlery

54G Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY (845) 679-5311 www.anatoliarugs.com anatoliarugs@verizon.net

6934 Route 9, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-6208 www.warrenkitchentools.com

Winner: Hudson Valley Magazine “Best Carpets.” Direct importers since 1981.

Newly expanded store. Natural-dyed Afghan carpets, Balouchi tribal kilims, Russian sumaks, antique Caucasian carpets, silk Persian sumaks, Turkish kilims. Hundreds to choose from, 2’x3’ to 9’x12’. Kilim pillows, $20-$55. We encourage customers to try our rugs in their homes without obligation. MC/ Visa/AmEx.

Woodstock Organic Mattress Woodstock, NY (888) 499-9399 www.woodstockorganicmattress.com

Interior Design Gilsenan Designs, Inc. 11 First Street, Warwick, NY (845) 986-8740 www.gilsenankitchendesigns.com

Italian Specialty Products La Bella Pasta (845) 331-9130 www.labellapasta.com Fresh pasta made locally. Large variety of ravioli, tortellini, pastas, and sauces at the factory outlet. We manufacture and deliver our excellent selection of pastas to fine restaurants, gourmet shops, and caterers throughout the Hudson Valley. Call for our full product list and samples. Located on Route 28W between Kingston and Woodstock.

Jewelry, Fine Art & Gifts Bop to Tottom 799 Wall Street, Kingston, NY (845) 338-8100

Dreaming Goddess 9 Collegeview Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 473-2206 www.DreamingGoddess.com

Jaymark Jewelers 3612 Route 9, Cold Spring, NY (888) 359-5562 Route 9, Lafayette Plaza, Wappingers Falls, NY (888) 669-8894 284 Katonah Avenue, Katonah, NY (888) 855-9374

Chickadee Inc. 109 Main Street, Cold Spring, NY (845) 809-5585

White Forest Pottery TressOlay 101 Main Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-1575

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Kitchenwares

11 Peekskill Road, Cold Spring, NY (845) 809-5012 www.whiteforestpottery.com

Landscaping

ance, business directory listing, website listing and link. Affordable advertising available.

Performing Arts Bard College Public Relations Annandale-on-Hudson, NY (845) 758-7900 www.fischercenter.bard.edu

Coral Acres

Bardavon Opera House

(845) 255-6634

35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 473-2072 www.bardavon.org

L. Browe Asphalt Services (516) 794-0490 www.broweasphalt.com (516) 479-1400

Lawyers & Mediators Wellspring (845) 534-7668 www.mediated-divorce.com

Music Lessons Academy of Percussive Arts (845) 895-8726 pfagiola@frontiernet.net Director, Peter Fagiola has 26 years experience.

Offering private and group lessons, workshops and residencies in all aspects of the percussive arts including hand drumming, mallets, drum set, East Indian pakhawaj, tabla, rhythmic studies, improvisation and music theory. All levels.

Flexible rates, barters most welcome.

Jenny Sage — Recorder Lessons (845) 901-5657 jenny.r.sage@gmail.com

MUSIC FOR EVERYBODY! The Community Music Space The Chocolate Factory, 54 Elizabeth Street Suite #12, Red Hook, NY (845) 444-0607 www.communitymusicspace.com ben@communitymusicspace.com We are a new music space created to develop and support musical community by offering private and group lessons, master classes, musical gatherings, hang out space, and performances in an open, supportive and social environment that is inclusive of all skill levels and is a hub connecting performers, educators, and students in one big open space.

Networking Hudson Valley Green Drinks (845) 454-6410 www.hvgreendrinks.org

Rhinebeck Area Chamber of Commerce 23F East Market Street, P.O. Box 42, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-5904 www.rhinebeckchamber.com info@rhinebeckchamber.com Professional business membership organization comprised of approximately 400 members.

Benefits include monthly networking events, newsletter subscription, referrals, group insur-

Bearsville Theater 291 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY (845) 679-4406 www.bearsvilletheater.com

Community Playback Theatre Boughton Place, 150 Kisor Road, Highland, NY (845) 691-4118

Powerhouse Theater Vassar Campus (845) 437-5599 powerhouse.vassar.edu

SUNY Ulster — Office Of Community Relations SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge, NY (845) 687-5262 www.sunyulster.edu

Vanaver Caravan 10 Main Street, Suite 322, New Paltz, NY (845) 256-9300 www.vanavercaravan.org

WAMC — The Linda 339 Central Ave, Albany, NY (518) 465-5233 ext. 4 www.thelinda.org

Pet Services & Supplies Dog Love, LLC (845) 255-8254 240 North Ohioville Road, New Paltz NY 12561 www.dogloveplaygroups.com Personal hands-on boarding and daycare tailored to your dog’s individual needs. Your dog’s happiness is our goal. Indoor 5x10 matted kennels with classical music and windows overlooking our pond. Supervised play groups in 40x40 fenced area. Homemade food and healthy treats.

Pussyfoot Lodge B&B (845) 687-0330 www.pussyfootlodge.com The Pioneer in Professional Pet Care! B&B for cats, with individual rooms — lower cost than caged boarding. Full house/pet/plant sitting service, proudly serving 3 counties in the Hudson Valley. Experienced, dependable, thorough, and reasonable house sitting for your pets. Thank you Hudson Valley for entrusting ALL your pets and homes to us since 1971.

Bonded and insured.

Photography Candid Light Photography (845) 399-9119

Fionn Reilly Photography

Dutchess Day School

Westchester Community College

www.fionnreilly.com

415 Route 343, Millbrook, NY (845) 677-5014 www.dutchessday.org

(914) 606-7300 www.sunywcc.edu

Kelly Merchant (917) 741-2125 www.kellymerchant.com kelly@kellymerchant.com

Photosensualis 15 Rock City Road, Woodstock, NY (845) 679-5333 www.photosensualis.com

Picture Framing

Hawthorne Valley School 330 Route 21C, Ghent, NY (518) 672-7092 www.hawthornevalleyschool.org

High Meadow School Atelier Renee Fine Framing The Chocolate Factory, 54 Elizabeth Street, Suite 3, Red Hook, NY (845) 758-1004 www.atelierreneefineframing.com renee@atelierreneefineframing.com Formerly One Art Row, this unique workshop combines a beautiful selection of moulding styles and mats with conservation quality materials, expert design advice and skilled workmanship. Renee Burgevin CPF; 20 years experience.

Special services include shadow-box and oversize framing as well as fabric-wrapped and French matting. Also offering mirrors.

Printing Services

(845) 687-4855 www.highmeadowschool.org

Indian Mountain School 211 Indian Mountain Road, Lakeville, CT (860) 435-0871 www.indianmountain.org

Institute for Integrative Nutrition (877) 730-5444 www.integrativenutrition.com admissions@integrativenutrition.com

Mailing Works/Fountain Press Millbrook and Amenia, NY (845) 677-6112 orchmail@aol.com

Storm King School

Recreation La Luna Farm 111 Guilford Schoolhouse Road, New Paltz, NY (845) 332-4519 www.lalunafarm.com jstevenson8@hvc.rr.com

Schools Berkshire Country Day School P.O. Box 867, Lenox, MA (413) 637-0755 www.berkshirecountryday.org

Bishop Dunn Memorial School (845) 569-3496 www.bdms.org

Columbia-Greene Community College

Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY (845) 534-7892 www.sks.org admissions@sks.org

SUNY Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach New Paltz, NY (845) 257-3200 www.newpaltz.edu

SUNY New Paltz School of Fine and Performing Arts New Paltz, NY (845) 257-3872 www.newpaltz.edu/artnews

The Graduate Institute 171 Amity Road, Bethany, CT (203) 874-4252 www.learn.edu Info@learn.edu

The Randolph School

4400 Route 23, Hudson, NY (518) 828-1481 ext.3344 www.mycommunitycollege.com

2467 Route 9D, Wappingers Falls, NY (845) 297-5600 www.randolphschool.org learn@randolphschool.org

Dutchess Community College

Trinity-Pawling School

Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 431-8000 www.sunydutchess.edu

700 Route 22, Pawling, NY (845) 855-4825 www.trinitypawling.org

Orgasmic Abundance for Men and Women

500 Creekside Drive, Amherst, NY (800) 333-6393 www.mistersnacks.com steve@mistersnacks.com

314 Wall Street, Kingston , NY www.intimateartscenter.com

We package the finest and most healthy packaged snacks on the market. Includes trail mixes, nuts, dried fruits, yogurts, chocolates, candy, and even hot and spicy mixes. Also, we have gift items and bulk foods available.

R & F Handmade Paints 84 Ten Broeck Avenue, Kingston, NY (800) 206-8088 www.rfpaints.com info@rfpaints.com R&F has been internationally recognized as the leader in manufacturing high quality Encaustic Paint and Pigment Sticks for over twenty-two years. R & F’s ongoing workshop, demonstration and exhibition programs have introduced thousands of artists to these exciting mediums. The Gallery at R & F continues to offer bi-monthly exhibits of wax and oil-based artworks from around the world. Stop in for a tour of the factory and visit the Gallery and the Factory Store. Workshops are offered year-round.

Tourism

10 Bridge Street, Phoenicia, NY (845) 688-5553 www.towntinker.com

260 Boardman Road, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 462-7600, ext. 201 www.poughkeepsieday.org admissions@poughkeepsieday.org

Workshops

Mister Snacks, Inc.

Town Tinker Tube Rental

Poughkeepsie Day School

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Sisterhood for the Greater Good Mentoring Girls into Empowered Women “As my daughter was becoming preadolescent it felt important to create something to really honor her stepping into young womanhood.”— Lisa Sloane, New Paltz mother by lorrie klosterman illustration by annie internicola

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isa Sloane recalls of her teenage years that nothing remarkable accompanied her transition to adulthood besides a shift in biology. When her daughter Eliza entered the same life transition a couple of years ago, Lisa sought to do things differently. Religious ceremonies that celebrated coming of age weren’t a good fit for their family, so Lisa would have to create something anew. “I called the moms of the girls who were in the seventh grade with my daughter at Mountain Laurel Waldorf School,” says Sloane, “and got them together. We talked about our own experiences at that age—how there was no honoring, no acknowledgment, a real sense of aloneness. We didn’t have many people to look toward to offer guidance.”

These mothers envisioned something better: a multigenerational sisterhood of sorts, to support their girls as they moved out of the nest. “We wanted to give them a safety net of women besides their mothers,” says Sloane, “where the girls could spread their wings in new ways and discover themselves.”

Around that time, Sloane met David Brownstein, director of Wild Earth Wilderness School in New Paltz and one of the men in a mentoring network in the area for young men and boys. (See Chronogram’s December 2009 issue, “A Mentoring Community.”) Brownstein recommended Amy McTear and Hilton Purvis, both of New Paltz, as creative, positive role models who might help the mothers create something for the girls.

McTear is a mother of two daughters and a spiritual counselor and sound healer, who also brings her music and art to children in public schools “to empower and revitalize the spirit of children.” A few years earlier she and some of the mothers met for a while, each month at the full moon, with their daughters to support the girls at this critical time. “We wanted to strengthen our daughters against the fairly negative image of the female they get from the popular culture,” McTear explains. “A lot of research proves that girls dumb themselves down and become submissive after a certain age. We didn’t want our daughters to lose their vitality, their power.” McTear was happy to devise a program for the Mountain Laurel girls.

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Hilton Purvis was already involved in the mentoring community of her sons and husband in New Paltz, and was delighted to cocreate a coming-of-age process for girls. “I wish more kids could have this,” she says. “There is something about the pivotal age of 13. So much happens so fast after that—there is so much in media, computers, and some really poor stuff to distract them. The goal is to develop consciousness in kids earlier.”

The Power of Challenge

McTear and Purvis planned out a program of nature adventure for the halfdozen girls that lasted a year and a half and ulminated with a weekend ritesof-passage ceremony. Says McTear, “We wanted the girls to be who they truly are, to stand in the world and give their gifts in the greatest way. We met once a month for a long day, sometimes overnight in the woods.We covered survival skills, so they could feel strong and capable. We talked about such things as body image, self-esteem, and relationships with parents, the opposite sex, and self. Among the requirements we had of them was to find something they really loved, and learn about it with a mentor, then teach that to the community.

They also learned about their ancestral backgrounds.”

Eliza Sloane, now 13, describes one feature of their outings: talking circles.

“To start off each meeting we would have a check-in circle about how we were doing, and what was going on in our lives. It was one of the basic things we did, and it was a kind of stress reliever. Then the group leaders would bring up a topic they had planned ahead that we’d talk about. It was different from the sorts of conversations girls my age would have, where there is no grown-up.

We were seeking advice a little.”

Sharing personal things with others can be a challenge, but it’s also growthful and bonding. The same was true of the outdoor activities. “Some of the activities were hard for a lot of us,” Eliza recalls, “testing our boundaries— things like building a fire with only one match, swimming one at a time across a lake that was muddy and murky, and going for hikes and staying overnight.

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But once we did them, we liked it.”

Eliza’s mom knew that resistance and self-doubt was coming up now and then for the girls, “but we all decided to keep moving forward, because we had a sense it was going to be really important—and it was. They were developing a higher consciousness so they could walk into the world at large with awareness rather than just getting caught in the glitter.”

Besides outings, the girls each met regularly for a year with a mentor, or “auntie,” with whom they learned about a specific topic or skill of each girl's choice. Topics included photography, horseback riding, interpersonal dynamics, and others. Part of their rites of passage was giving a public presentation about their learnings. Lily Bergstein mentored with Jerilyn Brownstein to explore the realm of dreaming. “She is such cool woman, and we are still good friends to this day,” says Lily. “We would meet every week for a solid year, go on walks, talk about dreaming. At our rites of passage I wrote this long speech about dreaming in two ways—literally, like making your dreams come true, and listening to your dreams in your sleep.” Lily values how much the girls’ instructors, Purvis and McTear, were remarkable mentors as well. “We got really close to them, and I felt like I could trust them so much. I learned how to make a close bond of friendship.” She also learned how to deal with disagreements.

“The girls had their bickerings and fights, but we would mediate them with Hilton and Amy, so I leaned some really good skills.”

Rites of Passage

Same-gender gatherings and wisdom sharing are ancient and widespread features of human societies, with rites-of-passage ceremonies a common feature.

While macabre and dangerous ceremonies may come to mind, a rite of passage is simply a prescribed challenge and honoring of young people as they cross the threshold into adulthood. For the girls, the rites of passage ceremony was their last weekend of the program, and included keeping a fire going alone all night in the woods.

Lily, who loves being outdoors, recalls, “After I did this 15-hour solo, I felt I had such a strong connection with the Earth. You’re with the whole entire Earth, not just yourself. It does get spiritual—it’s almost like the Earth tucked me under, and as I rested, it would let me know every now and then when my fire was going out. When I go outdoors my spirit feels so young, and Grandmother Earth is so old.”

That same weekend each of the girls’ fathers read a letter, aloud to the girls and others gathered in their honor, about the gifts his daughter brings to the world.To further acknowledge the girls’ emerging into adulthood, a ceremony symbolized the weaving of a supportive web among the girls and women, to replace the single maternal cord, which had been symbolically cut at the very first meeting.

Rites of passage are remarkably powerful, says McTear, especially when it takes people a bit out of their comfort zone. “I’m not of the mind to force people into it—I believe in people coming to it with free choice. But if we don’t push past our level of comfort, we don’t know how unlimited we are.

Even though some of their girls had been having feelings of panic and anxiety that they couldn’t do it, they were glad they followed through.”

Linking Generations

Lily is now continuing her outdoors adventures in White Tail Trekking, a backpacking program offered through Wild Earth Wilderness School that has a strong mentoring presence from instructors in their twenties and others in their fifties. “I am very into women being able to do just as many things as men.

We’re learning so many skills. So far we’ve done two sessions of camping for two nights each. On one trip we went through five streams in two miles, in the snow, and just as the sun was setting we went into survival mode to set up camp and stay warm. On the other trip we slept in a yurt on the Appalachian Trail, where it was very toasty inside.”

The program coordinator for White Tail Trekking is Amy Little (whose daughter, Sarah, was among the rites-of-passage girls). Little extols the value of mentoring and nature combined. “In nature, the girls can really experience aliveness and take some risks that build their confidence. There is this edge they can go to, where the elements are very raw. All teenagers take risky behaviors, and being able to challenge themselves in the environment is really an amazing thing. So when the pressures of popular culture are out there, the girls

are much more equipped to be strong and self-confident.”

White Tail Trekking is designed to model multigenerational connections by having mentors of two generations for the teens. Esperanza Gonzales is one of the younger mentors (in her twenties) and is herself in a program, Wolf Initiative, with women a generation older. “They are mentoring us, and we’re working on how we communicate as a mentor for girls,” she explains.

“We treat each other with respect and care, and that trickles down to the younger girls.”

Whatever Gonzales learns—both in skills and in relating among generations—she can model for the teen girls just below her on the age scale. “We had a three-day-campout training and initiation for the 12- to 15-year-olds, who we invited to be counselors for the younger kids at Wild Earth. We gave them challenges to tap into their talents and deepen their connection to nature and themselves, and strengthen what they can offer the younger children. It’s an amazing program and a wonderful community to be part of.”

What’s more, young people in multigenerational mentoring programs are reviving an endangered perspective: appreciating elders. Gonzales sees it firsthand: “If the elders are taking care of the folks just below them, and every generation is taking care of the generation below, a connection is created that goes both ways. Every time we have an elder as a guest, they get the first meal and the best seat. There is a very real reverence for the elderly in the kids who have grown up with this. We are told to respect our elders, but you have to see it modeled or it’s not going to happen.”

Growing a Community Girls and women in mentoring relationships describe rich and enduring connections. “With all the families I’ve met along the way,” says Gonzales, “and the little girls and teens, it’s become more about the between times than the formal programs. It’s about being like an older sister. We go out to movies, have dinner, and become everyday friends.The same for the older men and women, like when they call or stop by when I’m sick, or have me over for dinner—the relationships really start developing.”

Of this community-weaving phenomenon, Purvis perceives that “we’re trying to recreate something that used to be naturally occurring in tribal settings or extended families. It’s not a new concept, but now the nuclear family keeps us separate in some ways.” Purvis is not suggesting we live in tribes of old, but rather cites a new community paradigm, as described by West African elder Malidoma Somé in his books Of Water and Spirit and The Healing Wisdom of Africa. “He talks about how such harmony will be created when tribal and modern cultures come together. The modern world has so many ways we can be connected to each other that tribes did not.”

Others in mentoring communities concur that there is healing and hope, not just for us but for future generations, if we expand and weave connections this way. “Mentoring is a recalibration, a recommitting to being a village on this planet,” says Little. “We need to participate in creating the kind of culture that appreciates what we have. I choose nature as the arena, but there are opportunities for mentoring anywhere you listen to one another, and ask what gifts we can give to each other—even if it’s simply the gift of kindness. I have mentors, most of them older than me, but some are younger, and I learn from them, too. ” To start a mentoring community, Little suggests we start by asking those friends who would make good role models to talk to our children, teach them something, or spend time with them. “It’s not just for our own kids,” she says, “but for the rest of the planet.” And as Eliza Sloane, a wise young woman already, counsels, “For people who haven’t had this kind of experience yet, it’s never too late.”

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Flowers Fall

By Bethany Saltman

Touching the Depths: An interview with Judith Simmer Brown, Part 1 Yet, though it is like this, simply, flowers fall amid our longing, and weeds spring up amid our antipathy.

— Dogen Zenji, Genjokoan

Judith Simmer-Brown is a professor of Buddhist studies at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, where she has taught since 1978. She began her practice with Zen master Shunryu Suzuki, Roshi, in 1971, and then became a student of Trungpa Rinpoche in 1974. She is an Acharya, or senior teacher, in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage, dean of the Shambhala International Teachers’ Academy, and teaches widely on Buddhism and contemplative education. Her book, Dakini’s Warm Breath (Shambhala, 2001), explores the feminine principle in Tibetan Buddhism. She is married and has two college-aged children. I interviewed her recently at Zen Mountain Monastery, where she was leading a retreat titled “Waking Up from the Nightmare: Transforming Strong Emotions.” Our conversation was very powerful and healing, and much too juicy to limit to one installment. So stay tuned next month for part two.

Buddhists like to say, “My kids are my practice.” I tend to wince at that because I know it doesn’t work for me.

That’s really important. What I would say is, yes, my kids are my practice and I must practice for my kids. I think that we have to do both. If our kids are our practice, and we look at our states of mind and our emotions, we find that we are losing it all the time, and we’re lousy practitioners.

So, how do we proceed?

As parents and practitioners, we have to make sure we’re not just sloughing our children off on others all the time. We have to really focus on them as a priority. But, the other thing is that from the time my children were very young I really saw the importance of maintaining a practice while having young children. I needed to unplug enough to get some kind of clarity about my own patterns, motivations, and my own ability to be present with my children. By the time my children were very young, I went on retreat every year, from 10 days to two weeks. I would come home, overlap with my husband for a day, and then he would go on retreat. It was excruciating. I weaned my daughter when she was two—my son was five at the time—and left. I went off on this retreat and I was a complete wreck—milk—you know, the whole thing. I did it every single year from that year on, through their entire lives, and my husband did as well.

Did you and your husband ever go away together, for a vacation?

We did short things like overnights, but nothing longer.

I know you are very close with your grown children now. What’s your secret?

I don’t know if there’s any secret because I can’t take any credit for who they are. But practice helped me be there with them.

What do you think is the hardest part about being a parent?

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ways. So, the hardest part for me was to see how unprepared I was to be a parent. I had been practicing for 15 years. I had a fair amount of maturity I thought. Ha! Did you lose your temper?

Of course! But my husband and I had the sense that it was important for us to show our emotions to our children, and to talk to them about our emotions.

If my husband and I had a disagreement, we would disagree and work things through to show that anger doesn’t destroy things, so there would be no fear of anger. We’ve always been very open with our emotions with our kids. And I think that has given them an emotional range.

Trungpa Rinpoche, your original teacher, said, “We need to learn to bring up all of our children as statesmen, royalty almost.” What do you think he meant by this?

I think his biggest critique about American society is that we all have a sense of basic badness, a kind of wound about our worthiness. So, one of the things that Rinpoche emphasized—the royalty theme—was the sense of dignity and confidence that was associated with royalty, and I think the statesman thing is related to the fact that he felt we have a responsibility to make the world a better place and to bring a quality of confidence and dignity to others as well.

He felt that American education and family life were based on basic badness and that the most fundamental thing that we need to instill in our children and families is that there is a quality of appreciation of goodness.

How is that different from the overpraising or spoiling?

I think we can give people a sense of basic goodness without telling them that everything they do is fantastic.

How so?

My sense is that when you overpraise a child, the child feels actually like there’s something wrong, otherwise why would this be going on? Trungpa Rinpoche’s style was not an overpraising style! I saw him around his children and he was not an overpraising parent, that’s for sure. He watched his children very closely and he gave them feedback, but he was raised extremely strictly [as a reincarnated lama] himself, and his children were raised very strictly. And I think having a strong sense of discipline is very important. Another thing he talked about a lot was a strong sense of consequences, that behaviors have consequences. It’s not at all a matter of denigrating the person who has negative consequences. If a child can learn cause and effect in their experience, if there’s something that they do that causes them to fail an exam or whatever, you’re not going to go to the teacher to try to get the exam grade changed. If they overspend, then they don’t have money for a while. If they break rules, then they’re grounded.You don’t take away discipline. It’s really in an atmosphere of discipline that children become much more confident in basic goodness.

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ART® works to break up and remove scar tissue deep within and around injured muscles, tendons, ligaments, and nerves. The injured muscle, joint, ligament, and nerves are moved through a range of motion while a contact is held over the injured structure. This breaks up the scar tissue and heals the tissue faster than traditional treatments. ART® doctors are trained in over 500 hands-on protocols and must undergo rigorous written and practical examination to become certified. In order to maintain their certification in ART®, doctors attend yearly continuing education and recertification by ART®.

$25-$35 sliding scale (you decide what you can afford). As a community-style practice, treatments occur in a semi-private, soothing space with several people receiving treatment at the same time. This allows for frequent, affordable sessions while providing high quality care.

Pain management, relaxation, headaches, TMJ, smoking cessation, Gyn issues, anxiety, depression, trigger point release, insomnia, fatigue, recovery support, GI issues, arthritis, muscle tension, chemo relief, immune support, allergies, menopausal symptoms, general wellness, and much more.

The Mother-Daughter Connection a parenting support group

als and couples. Workplace/agency/ in-school/ in-hospital expressive therapy workshops.

Publication: “Getting the Inside Out” in Speaking about the Unspeakable, Dennis McCarthy editor.

Astrology Planet Waves

A support group for women raising teenage daughters

Saturday mornings and Wednesday evenings • New Paltz, NY Facilitator: Amy Frisch, LCSW Some insurances accepted • space is limited (845) 706-0229 for more information www.itsagirlthinginfo.com

High Ridge Traditional Healing Arts Women’s Health: PMS, Infertility, Perimenopause

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Carolyn Rabiner, L. Ac., Dipl. C.H. Diplomate in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine (NCCAOM) 87 East Market St. Suite 102 Red Hook, NY 845-758-2424 www.highridgeacupuncture.com

Acupuncture by M.D.

Hoon J. Park, MD, P.C.

Kingston, NY (877) 453-8265 www.planetwaves.net

Body & Skin Care Essence MediSpa, LLC­­— Stephen Weinman, MD 222 Route 299, Highland, NY (845) 691-3773 www.EssenceMediSpa.com

Medical Aesthetics of the Hudson Valley 166 Albany Avenue, Kingston, NY (845) 339-LASER (5273) www.medicalaestheticshv.com

Body-Centered Therapy Irene Humbach, LCSW, PC­— Body of Wisdom Counseling & Healing Services (845) 485-5933 By integrating traditional and alternative therapy/healing approaches, including BodyCentered Psychotherapy, IMAGO Couples’ Counseling, and Kabbalistic Healing, I offer tools for self healing, to assist individuals and couples to open blocks to their softer heart energy. Ten-session psycho-spiritual group for women.

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

Crystals and Gifts Notions-N-Potions 175 Main Street, Beacon, NY www.notions-n-potions.com

Dentistry & Orthodontics

Healing Centers Woodstock Integrative Health 2565 Route 212, Woodstock, NY (845) 679-6210 www.woodstockintegrative.com

Holistic Health Fertile Heart Studio (845) 678-5469 www.fertileheart.com info@fertileheart.com

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.

Nancy Plumer, MS — Energy/ Spiritual Healing & Sacred Ceremony (845) 687-2252

Nathalie Jonas — Feldenkrais Practitioner (718) 813-8110 www.nathaliejonas.org nattyjonas@gmail.com

ONE LIGHT HEALING TOUCH Energy Healing, Penny Price Lavin Fishkill, NY (845) 878-5165 www.onelighthealingtouch.com pricemedia@aol.com International Energy Healing and Mystery School. Ideal for those seeking personal growth and all healthcare practitioners. Learn 50 Holistic, Shamanic and Esoteric self-healing Practices and 33 techniques to heal yourself and others. Profoundly increase your health, intuition, creativity, joy and spiritual connection. NYSNA/NCBTMB CEUs. Enroll now!

School meets 18 days over 6 months. Next school begins June 4th. Introductory Weekend Workshops are April 17-18, or May 1-2. Call for brochure.

Hospitals Health Alliance (845) 331-3131 www.hahv.org

Northern Dutchess Hospital Rhinebeck, NY www.health-quest.org

Marlin Schwartz, DDS

Vassar Brothers Medical Center

New Paltz, NY (845) 255-2902 www.schwartzqualitydental.com

45 Reade Place, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 454-8500 www.health-quest.org

Hypnosis

Massage Therapy

Dr. Kristen Jemiolo

Bodhi Holistic Spa

Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 485-7168 mysite.verizon.net/resqf9p2

323 Warren Street, Hudson, NY (518) 828-2233 www.bodhistudio.com

Kary Broffman, RN, CH

Conscious Body Pilates & Massage Therapy

Hyde Park, NY (845) 876-6753

Sharon Slotnick, MS, CHT New Paltz, NY (845) 389-2302 Increase self-esteem and motivation; break bad habits; manage stress, stress-related illness, and anger; alleviate pain (e.g. childbirth, headaches, chronic pain); overcome fears and despondency; relieve insomnia; improve learning, memory, public speaking, and sports performance; enhance creativity. Other issues.

Change Your Outlook. Gain Control. Make Healthier Choices. Certified Hypnotist, two years training; broad base in Psychology. Also located in Kingston, NY.

Integrated Kabbalistic Healing Irene Humbach, LCSW, PC

692 Old Post Road, Esopus, NY (845) 658-8400 www.consciousbodyonline.com ellen@consciousbodyonline.com Deep, sensitive and eclectic massage therapy with over 24 years of experience working with a wide variety of body types and physical/medical/emotional issues. Techniques include: deep tissue, Swedish, Craniosacral, energy balancing, and chi nei tsang (an ancient Chinese abdominal and organ chi massage).

Joan Apter (845) 679-0512 www.apteraromatherapy.com joanapter@earthlink.net Luxurious massage therapy with medicinal grade Essential Oils; Raindrop Technique, Emotional Release, Facials, Stones. Animal care, health consultations, spa consultant, classes and keynotes. Offering full line of Young Living Essential oils, nutritional supplements, personal care, pet care, children’s and non-toxic cleaning products.

Mid-Hudson Rebirthing Center

Integrated Kabbalistic Healing sessions in person and by phone. Six-session introductory class on Integrated Kabbalistic Healing based on the work of Jason Shulman. See also Body-Centered Therapy Directory.

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Midwifery Jennifer Houston, Midwife

Life & Career Coaching Insight Dynamics LLC (800) 291-5576 www.architectureofmeaning.com

Shirley Stone, MBA, Certified Empowerment Life Coach Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-2194 www.findingthecourage.com Shirley@findingthecourage.com Want to convert fear into courage, stress into power, depression into joy, worry into satisfaction? Consider empowerment life coaching.

Get clarity on the life you want plus the tools and techniques to make your dreams a reality.

Stop being a problem solver and become a vision creator.

Mark Oppenheimer, Personal Choice Coach (845) 677-0484 innergarden@aol.com The challenges we face in life invite us to cultivate our unique potential, often revealing possibilities we didn’t know we had. But they also magnify our vulnerabilities, increasing our susceptibility to the allure of short-term distractions that don’t deliver lasting satisfaction. As a personal choice coach, I’m here as a resource for navigating life’s challenges and cultivating potential, facilitating healthy choice making for the whole being. Initial consultation is complimentary and without obligation.

(518) 678-3154 www.midwifejennahouston.com womanway@aol.com

(845) 255-1200 ● www.PerformanceSportsAndWellness.com

Osteopathy Stone Ridge Healing Arts Joseph Tieri, DO, & Ari Rosen, DO 3457 Main Street, Stone Ridge 138 East Market Street, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 687-7589 www.stoneridgehealingarts.com Drs. Tieri and Rosen are New York State Licensed Osteopathic Physicians specializing in Cranial Osteopathy. As specialists in Osteopathic manipulation, we are dedicated to the traditional philosophy and hands-on treatment of our predecessors. We treat newborns, children, and adults. By Appointment. Offices in Rhinebeck and Stone Ridge.

Pharmacies Phoenicia Pharmacy 41 Main Street, Phoenicia, NY (845) 688-2215

My Sciatica is gone.

I injured my back and suffered a disc herniation and sciatica 2 months before the NYC Marathon.

Then I saw Dr. Ness and between his use of Active Release Techniques to release the nerves from my back to my leg, and Spinal Decompression, with 12 treatments in 6 weeks I was able to run in the NYC Marathon. Thanks Dr. Ness.

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Active ReleaseTechniques® A patented state of the art treatment used by Olympic and professional athletes to remove scar tissue from injured muscles, joints, ligaments, tendons and nerves.

Triton DTS Spinal Decompression

A non surgical chiropractic treatment for disc herniations, sciatica, arthritis and facet syndrome.

Power Plate®, Acceleration Training™

Improving strength and balance with exercise against vibration.

Physicians Hometown Pediatrician 7 Grand Street, Warwick, NY (845) 544-1667 www.yourhometownpediatrician.com edwarddoc@aol.com

3 Cherry Hill Road New Paltz, NY 12561

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Reverend Diane Epstein Interfaith Minister Certified Imago Educator

I welcome, respect and embrace all paths, from the spiritual to the secular. I will help you create a unique, meaningful ceremony for your rite of passage: weddings, baby namings, coming of age celebrations and memorials.

(914) 466-0090

670 Aaron Ct. Kingston, NY 12401 hudsonvalleyinterfaithminister.com

Pilates Conscious Body Pilates 692 Old Post Road, Esopus, NY (845) 658-8400 www.consciousbodyonline.com ellen@consciousbodyonline.com

Amy R. Frisch, LCSW

Pilates in Motion

Debra Budnik, CSW-R

129 Route 94 South, Suite 2, Warwick, NY (845) 544-1576 www.Pilatesinmotionny.com

New Paltz, NY (845) 255-4218

Garrison, NY (914) 953-0622 www.pilateswithclaudia.com

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(845) 758-0790 www.RHBodyBeWell.com Chelsea@RHBodyBeWell.com Red Hook Body Be Well offers an inviting space that provides people with the opportunity to take group classes ~ Pilates mat, yoga, sculpting, stretch n’ meditate, and zumba. We also have Pilates on the Reformer where private, semi-private, and group Reformer sessions are available. Right next door is the women’s gym where women can work out individually anytime between 5am and 11pm.

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Husband and Wife team Ellen and Tim Ronis McCallum are dedicated to helping you achieve and maintain a strong healthy body, a dynamic mind, and a vibrant spirit, whatever your age or level of fitness. Private and semiprivate apparatus sessions available.

Pilates with Claudia, Inc.

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psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Offering psychotherapeutic work for adults and adolescents. Additional opportunities available for intensive psychoanalytic treatment at substantial fee reduction. Located across from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie.

Rosendale Pilates: Pilates, Gyrotonic® and GyrokinesisS® Studio 527 RT 213, Rosendale, NY (845) 658-2239 www.rosendalepilates.com Rosi Landau loves sharing her enthusiasm for physical education with people of all ages, backgrounds, levels and ability to help them gain greater strength, flexibility and mobility, guiding them to work towards their full physical capability. Each session is personally tailored to meet your individual goals. Private and group sessions.

Psychics Lynn Walcutt (845) 384-6787

Psychically Speaking (845) 626-4895 or (212) 714-8125 www.psychicallyspeaking.com gail@psychicallyspeaking.com

Psychologists Emily L. Fucheck, Psy.D. Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 380-0023 Licensed psychologist. Doctorate in clinical psychology, post-doctoral training focused on adolescents and young adults, post-doctoral candidate for certification in

New Paltz, NY (845) 706-0229

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.

Dianne Weisselberg, MSW, LMSW (845) 688-7205 dweisselberg@hvc.rr.com Individual Therapy, Grief Work and Personal Mythology. Stuck? Overwhelmed? Frustrated?

Depressed? THERE IS ANOTHER WAY! Dianne Weisselberg has over 16 years experience in the field of Counseling and over 8 years of training in Depth Psychology.

Irene Humbach, LCSW, PC (845) 485-5933 Body of Wisdom Counseling and Healing Services. See also Body-Centered Therapy directory.

Janne Dooley, Brigid’s Well New Paltz, NY (347) 834-5081 www.Brigidswell.com JanneDooley@gmail.com Free monthly newsletter. Brigid’s Well is a psychotherapy and coaching practice helping people grow individually and in community.

Janne specializes in healing trauma, relationship issues, recovery, codependency, inner child work, EMDR, and Brainspotting. Janne also coaches parents and people in life transitions. Programs of Brigid’s Well: Mindful Parenting and Living Serenity. Facebook Group: Brigid’s Well

Judy Swallow, MA, LCAT, TEP 25 Harrington Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-5613

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

Laura Coffey, MFA, LMSW Rosendale & Beacon, NY (845) 399-0319 undefinedreading@gmail.com Family Therapist specializing in Narrative Therapy. Practice includes eclectic interventions tailored to suit individual clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs.

Healing conversations for the entire family, gerentological services for the elderly and support for caretakers. Grief counseling, motivational interviewing for substance abuse, couples work, LGBT issues, PTSD and childhood trauma, depression, anxiety and performance anxiety. Fee: $25 a clinical hour.

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. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

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 monastery overlooking the Hudson River â&#x20AC;˘ Gelek Rimpoche: Death and Dying â&#x20AC;˘ How to Handle Spiritually, May 28-31 â&#x20AC;˘ Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche: The Path of Liberation â&#x20AC;˘ Milarepa's Songs of Realization, June 29-July 4

Menla Mountain Retreat & Conference Center Phoenicia, NY (845) 688-6897 ext. 0 www.menla.org menla@menla.org

Vajra Armor Retreat The Highlands Inn, Fleischmanns, NY www.lamadawa.com coordinator@saraswatibhawan.org

Spiritual Reverend Diane Epstein

Residential Care

397 Wilbur Avenue, Kingston, NY (845) 331-1254 www.mountainvalleymanor.com

Resorts & Spas Aspects Gallery Inn & Spa Woodstock, NY (917) 412-5646 www.aspectsgallery.com liomag@gmail.com The new Aspects Gallery Inn & Spa resides in the heart of the historic artists colony of Woodstock NY, nestled in the famed Catskill Mountains ski and summer resort region. Aspects Gallery provides a unique and exclusive sensual retreat with two private luxury two bedroom apartments conjoined to a 2000 sq. ft. cedar and glass enclosed climate controlled spa with 40' saline pool, 64 jet jacuzzi and therapeutic infrared sauna. Enjoy a leisurely poolside bar brunch or order an organic gourmet candlelight dinner prepared by your host French chef Lio Magatâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; sommelier for famed international chef Paul Bocuse. Bienvenue et bon appetit!

Buttermilk Falls Inn & Spa 220 North Road, Milton, NY (877) 7-INN-SPA (845) 795-1310 www.buttermilkfallsinn.com; www.buttermilkspa.com

Emerson Resort & Spa (845) 688-1000 www.emersonresort.com

Marlene Weber Day Spa 751 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 454-5852 www.marleneweber.com

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Yoga Jai Ma Yoga Center 69 Main Street, Suite 20, New Paltz, NY (845) 256-0465 www.jmyoga.com Established in 1999, Jai Ma Yoga Center offers a wide array of Yoga classes, seven days a week. Classes are in the lineages of Anusara, Iyengar, and Sivananda, with certified and experienced instructors. Private consultations and Therapeutics available. Owners Gina Bassinette and Ami Hirschstein have been teaching locally since 1995.

Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health Lenox, MA (800) 741-7353 www.kripalu.org

The Living Seed 521 Main Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-8212 www.thelivingseed.com Open to the community for over 5 years.

Inspiring movements of inner freedom and awareness. We offer Yoga classes for all levels of students, gentle/beginner to advanced.

Including pre- and post-natal Yoga, family and kids yoga, as well as a variety of dance classes, massage, sauna, and organic Yoga clothing.

Route 299, across from Econo Lodge.

Buddha & the Yogis: The Vajra Body April 15-18 â&#x20AC;˘ Richard Freeman, John Campbell, and Robert Thurman Clean Detox Retreat June 17-20 â&#x20AC;˘ Dr. Alejandro Junger Jivamukti Yoga Vacation June 25-27 â&#x20AC;˘ Dechen Thurman and Shyam Dass Hiking in the Catskills July 2-4 â&#x20AC;˘ Robert Thurman & Friends Healing Chod Retreat July 16-18 â&#x20AC;˘ Rigdzin Dorje Rinpoche Integrating Buddhism & Psychotherapy August 13-15 â&#x20AC;˘ Mark Epstein and Robert Thurman

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The Secret of the Catskills Phoenicia

By Jesse Ordansky Photographs by Laura Levine Although it seems like a kept secret of the Catskills, Phoenicia has captivating alpine scenery that’s cultivated a community of return visitors and full-time residents for over a century. Located off of Route 28 in the town of Shandaken, Phoenicia is just 30 minutes from Kingston and seemingly chiseled into a mountainside, just minutes away from skiing at Hunter and Belleayre. Phoenicia’s Main Street lacks both traffic lights and crosswalks. When looking both ways is even necessary, rusty pickups rumble past foreign luxury cars.

While traveling north on the Thruway, the purple peaks of the Catskill Mountains begin to tease visitors from a distance. After disappearing over the horizon, their silhouettes return within five miles of the Kingston exit—a reminder of the scenery to come. The remaining commute along Route 28 is scattered with small hamlets, smaller businesses, and the occasional totem pole, as well as a drive past the Emerson Resort and Spa and Catskill Corners, home to the world’s biggest kaleidoscope.

Upon entering Phoenicia, guests must pass over train tracks that were once the lifeblood of the hamlet. Phoenicia was once a stop along the Ulster & Delaware Railroad—a passenger and cargo railroad that remains active. Outside of town, along Route 28, the Catskill Mountain Railroad runs a 12-mile scenic train trip between Boiceville and Phoenicia. The Phoenicia station, home of the Empire State Railway Museum, is located in the historic railroad depot. The station, completed in 1900, allowed the hamlet’s tourism industry to flourish.

Throughout the duration of World War I, the Phoenicia stop of the Ulster & Delaware Railroad provided tourist traffic that has since become an imperative social and economic aspect to the area.

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what’s Shakin’ in shandaken The economy of Shandaken itself has historically been focused on tourism traffic. In an 1879 article in the New York Times, “In The Ulster Catskills: Attractions of Shandaken Valley,” it is noted that “many thousands of people will come [to the Catskills] annually to escape the heat of the pent-up cities, and spend some of their hard-earned money in gaining renewed strength and vigor of body and mind.”

Originally a part of Woodstock, the town of Shandaken was established in 1804. After its first town meeting less than a week after its establishment, hamlets began forming throughout the town. Phoenicia’s Main Street was constructed in 1853 and has been altered scarcely since.

Of the businesses lining Phoenicia’s 19th-century streets, the Town Tinker Tube Rental has become a staple of the Catskills. Housed in a giant red barn, the Town Tinker rents inner tubes for riding the rapids of the Esopus Creek.The Town Tinker has designated sections of a five-mile portion of the Esopus based on the experience levels of guests—safety equipment is readily available for those who desire or require it.

Considering this inherent vacation-based tradition, it is no surprise that locals and business owners are welcoming to the visiting crowd. “[Tourists] blend in—they become part of our town,” says Sue Taylor, owner of Sweet Sue’s restaurant, a breakfast and lunch spot on Main Street (serving 20 kinds of pancakes!) that’s jammed with hungry hordes on weekends. “A lot of our customers are second-home owners from New York City. This has become just as much of a home for them.”

In a 2002 NewYork Times article about Phoenicia, Claudia Rowe reported that

ABOVE: Anna and Leo Greenleaf get ready to dig into a plate of Sweet Sue’s famous Challah French Toast with a side of blueberry pancake.

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“Real estate agents estimate that more than half of the property in Phoenicia is owned by part-time residents.” Town Clerk Laurilyn Frasier confirms the abundance of part-time residents. “Most of the people on my tax roll are secondhome owners,” says Frasier.

These visitors may not live in Phoenicia full-time, but their impact is felt all year. Mike Ricciardella, owner of Brio’s, The Sportsman’s Alamo Cantina, and Ricciardella’s, says that he depends on tourists and second-home owners to keep his restaurants operating. Ricciardella has lived in Phoenicia all his life and was raised in his family’s restaurant business.

He believes that in order to maintain a business in an area like Phoenicia, you must plan for the “peaks and valleys” of income. As might be expected, businesses tend to fare better in the summer when most tourists and second-home owners are in town.

“It’s a rollercoaster,” says Dave Pillard, owner of The Tender Land Home, a gift and furnishing store on Main Street. As “Classical Gas” by Mason Williams echoes through his modest shop, Pillard continues: “In December it’s busy, but in January it’s rough. It gets easier once you learn the pattern.” like coming home Although tourists are an integral part of Phoenicia’s community, full-time residents are also necessary for the vibrancy and vitality of the hamlet. Pillard says that he tries to cater to weekenders and full-timers alike.

“You need to take care of everyone,” he says. “I couldn’t run on just weekenders.”

Josh Quick, a bartender at The Sportsman’s Alamo Cantina agrees. Quick says his clientele is a mixture of “locals, tourists, transplants and lots of second-home owners.” He also considers his customers to be a “nice cross-section” with regard to age. “I have regulars who are 21 and I have regulars who are in their 70s,” he says.

“Here comes one of my regulars now,” he says as he spots a man approaching the restaurant. Quick begins pouring the man’s drink before he reaches the door.

The small town atmosphere seems infectious in Phoenicia. Natives seldom relocate and tourists convert to transplants. Town clerk Fraiser has lived in Phoenicia for 22 years. She raised a family in Phoenicia and two of her children still live in Shandaken.

Pillard grew up in a small town in western New York. He then moved to Manhattan where he “fatigued” of city life over the years. He says he moved to Phoenicia because “it wasn’t a totally foreign environment to me. In some ways it was like coming home.”

Restaurateurs Ricciardella and Taylor were raised in the area—Ricciardella since 1964. Both are currently raising children in the area and in their restaurants.

Twenty-year-old Samantha Taylor, Sue Taylor’s daughter, waits tables at Sweet Sue’s. She jokes about the affable competition between her mother’s restaurant and Ricciardella’s restaurants. “It’s a friendly rivalry,” she said. “It’s sort of like the restaurant monopoly of Phoenicia.”

Local artist and owner of Homer and Langley’s Mystery Spot, Laura Levine adds that “people come from miles away to go fishing, camping, hiking, tubing…” She goes on to describe the hamlet’s scenery: “The village is only two blocks long, surrounded by gorgeous mountains, and the Esopus Creek runs right through town. The buildings go back to the 1800s, and it’s still a real village… there’s a real sense of community.”

Another aspect that keeps visitors and second home owners coming back is the abundance of unique specialty stores like Levine’s. She says that her store started as an antique and collectables store. Over the years it has evolved into a multi-room all-encompassing vintage store featuring everything from kitchenware to vinyl records.

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“Though the place is packed to the rafters, it’s actually quite carefully curated; I only bring in things that appeal to my eye, so there’s a look that ties it all together,” she says. “Eight years later, we’re still going strong. As long it continues to amuse me and my friends and customers, we’ll keep going.”

Levine also began hosting a concert series that extends from July until October. Musical acts perform on the front porch of The Mystery Spot and entertain Main Street in its entirety. Last year Laura Cantrell, Tommy Ramone’s indie-acoustic outfit Uncle Monk, Gail Ann Dorsey, and Ambrosia Parsley were just a few acts to grace the porch.

Like Levine, Alan Fliegel also owns quite the unique boutique. A transplant from Manhattan, Fliegel moved to Phoenicia to rear his children. While living in Soho, Fliegel and his wife Lynn sold hand-painted clothing on the street— they call their line Babytoes. Upon moving to Phoenicia, Fliegel opened 60 Main with a few friends to sell their respective wares—Babytoes clothes are all made in Phoenicia. Now, 60 Main features clothes, art, music, and literature from friends and family members in his store.

Fliegel has also taken strides toward cultivating an all-encompassing community art center directly above 60 Main. The Arts Upstairs is a gallery, music venue, and movie theater. Fliegel hosts art shows every month, live music once a month, and shows independent films twice a month. The back room is also studio space that is available for rent to artists for $50 per month.

Every wall is decked with works from a plethora of media: paintings, pencil drawings, and photos were all represented in a recent show. Some artists even drew directly on the walls—Fleigel refuses to wash them off.

Fliegel and his partners will hang anybody’s art. “It’s a non juried gallery,” says Fliegel. “We didn’t want anyone to tell us what to paint. We have novice kids with no experience hung next to full-time working artists.” When pieces are sold, artists receive 70 percent profit for their pieces. Fliegel says his gallery is by artists and for artists. “We’re just entertaining ourselves here,” he says.

He holds the community element of his store in very high regard. Fliegel

chuckles while knowingly leaving 60 Main’s front door unlocked to show the upstairs studio space to a visiting artist. “I haven’t been ripped off yet,” he chuckles. “When I get ripped off then I’ll be uncomfortable.”

The inherent close-knit atmosphere of this two-block community encourages a certain amount of trust and a special kind of relationship among neighbors. “The cast of characters you grow up with in a small town—when we need each other we all pull together,” says Ricciardella. “It’s kind of like family.”

Bartender Quick adds: “On Friday and Saturday I usually end up driving a few people home. I don’t want to see anyone getting hurt.”

City life is distant in Phoenicia considering its rustic atmosphere and colorful cast. However businesses are lively, tourists are socially active and full-time residents consider their respective places in the community to be of importance. Pillard says that he “impact[s] a small community in a positive way” when catering to Phoenicia’s blend of inhabitants. “You play an important part of the vibrancy of the community.”

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Up Where We Belong

An upside-down kitchen. Floating performers. An isolation tank. Skateboarders freed from physical laws. It’s all part of “Dancing on the Ceiling: Art & Zero Gravity,” a major group exhibition in which contemporary artists explore the condition and metaphor of weightlessness at the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center on the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy. The artworks in the exhibition deploy helium, parabolic flight, rigging, and digital effects, displayed throughout the public spaces at EMPAC, untethered from traditional exhibition strategies.

Three video installations will occupy EMPAC’s Studio 2, forming the flickering heart of “Dancing”: William Forsythe’s Antipodes I & II examine the destabilizing habits of bodily movement in relation to gravity. Jane and Louise Wilson’s Stasi City is a psychological investigation of the former headquarters of the East German secret police. Xu Zhen’s In Just a Blink of the Eye locks individual actors in a frozen moment, defying gravity and time.

Kathleen Forde, director of Time-Based Arts at EMPAC, curated the show. “Dancing” will be accompanied by an exhibition catalog including essays by Italo Calvino, as well as interviews with commissioned artists Chris Doyle and Thom Kubli. Other artists featured in the exhibition include Tomas Saraceno, Julia Fullerton-Batten, Edith Dekyndt, Denis Darzacq, and Benjamin Bergmann.

(Also at EMPAC in March: digital arts collective The OpenEnded Group premiere’s Upending, an experimental 3D-animation set to a new recording of Morton Feldman’s First String Quartet by the FLUX Quartet on March 25 and 26. Tickets are $15.)

“Dancing on the Ceiling: Art & Zero Gravity” will be exhibited March 18 through Saturday, April 10 at EMPAC, on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy.

An opening reception will be held on Thursday, March 18, beginning at 6pm. At 7pm, special effects legend Douglas Trumbull (2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek, Blade Runner), followed by a screening of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Other events related to the exhibition: On Thursday, March 25 at 6pm, a panel discussion organized by Rensselaer School of Architecture “Inhabiting Other Worlds: Microgravity, Perception, Physiology and Design,” will feature Rachel Armstrong (Bartlett School of Architecture), Heidi deBlock (Albany Medical Center), Ted Krueger (School of Architecture, RPI), and Deepak Vashishth (BioMedical Engineering, RPI). On Thursday, April 8 at 6:30pm, curator Kathleen Forde will lead a tour of the exhibition. At 7:30pm that evening, Man on Wire, the Academy Award-winning documentary about Phillipe Petit’s tightrope walk between the towers of the World Trade Center, will be screened. (518) 276-4135; www.empac.rpi.edu.

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MONDAY 1 MARCH Body / Mind / Spirit Vinyasa Hatha Yoga 10:30am. $40 series/$12 class. Gardiner Library, Gardiner. 255-1255.

Soul Energy Readings 12pm-6pm. $40/$75. Mirabai Books, Woodstock.

679-2100.

Learn to Meditate! Raja Yoga Meditation 6pm-7:30pm. Peace Village Learning and Retreat, Haines Falls. (518) 589-5000.

Reiki Circle 6:30pm-8:30pm. $10. Mirabai Books, Woodstock.

679-2100.

Classes Modern/Ballet 4pm-5pm. Ages 6-8. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Modern Dance 5:30pm-7:15pm. A basic, thorough, modern dance class w/ center & floor work, traveling combinations & phrases. $12. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Managing Defiant Behavior 6pm-8pm. Mental Health America, Poughkeepsie.

473-2500 ext. 1208.

Learn to Draw 7pm-9pm. Howland Cultural Center, Beacon. 831-4988.

Dance Trisha Brown Dance Company Call for times. Dia: Beacon, Beacon. 400-0100.

Events Hudson Juggling Club 6pm-9pm. Informal practice session for jugglers and prop manipulators. John L. Edwards Elementary School, Hudson. (518) 828-7470.

Film To Kill a Mockingbird 7pm. Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334.

Music Celtic Session 7:30pm. Traditional Irish music. New World Home Cooking, Saugerties. 246-0900.

Spoken Word Lynne Tillman 2:30pm. Author of American Genius. Bertelsmann Campus Center at Bard College, Annandale-OnHudson. 758-7235.

Dramatic Reading: Maria Mitchell: Self Portrait 7pm. Martel Theater, Poughkeepsie. 437-5370.

TUESDAY 2 MARCH Art Warwick Art League Session 9:30am-12pm. Paint, draw and more from your own set-up or photos. Greenwood Lake Public Library, Greenwood Lake. 544-3056.

View Four 6pm-8pm. Robert Roane Beard, Stephen Courbois, Jeanette Fintz, Enrique Kico Govantes. Nicole Fiacco Gallery, Hudson. (518) 828-5090.

Fiber Arts Group 6:30pm-8pm. Pawling Free Library, Pawling. 855-3444.

Body / Mind / Spirit Spirit Guide Readings with Psychic Medium Adam Bernstein 12pm-6pm. $40/$75. Mirabai of Woodstock, Woodstock. 679-2100.

Shambhala Buddhist Meditation Instruction, Sitting Practice, Dharma Talk 6pm-9pm. 6pm-7pm sitting and 7-9 Dharma talk. Sky Lake Lodge, Rosendale. 658-8556.

Pediatric Nutrition 6pm-7:30pm. The critical role of food allergies, digestive problems & probiotics in your child's health.

Bambini Pediatrics, Poughkeepsie. 249-2510.

Self Healing with One Light Healing Touch 6:30pm. Grinnell Library, Wappingers Falls. 297-3428.

High Frequency Channeling 6:30pm-7:30pm. With Suzy Meszoly. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.

Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun 7pm. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488.

Pauline Oliveros 7pm. Deep Listening: A practice for our time. $8.

Vanderlyn Hall, Stone Ridge. 687-5262.

Classes Learn to Draw 2pm-4pm. Howland Cultural Center, Beacon. 831-4988.

Modern/Ballet 4pm-5pm. Ages 9-11. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Life Drawing 7:30pm-9:30pm. $13/$10. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.

Dance Blues and Dance Party with Big Joe Fitz 7pm. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.

Kids ToddlerTime 10:30am. Story hour, crafts and music for 18 months-3 years. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.

Music

Go Club 4pm-7pm. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, New Paltz.

255-8811.

Community Music Night 8pm-9:45pm. Six local singer-songwriters. Rosendale Cafe, Rosendale. 658-9048.

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Push 8pm. The Harp & Whistle Restaurant and Pub, Newburgh. 565-4277.

WEDNESDAY 3 MARCH Body / Mind / Spirit Class For People With Health Challenges 9:30am-10:30am. Yoga on Duck Pond, Stone Ridge.

687-4836.

Information Session on Experiential Health and Healing 4pm-6pm. The Graduate Institute, Bethany, Connecticut. (203) 874-4252.

Kids Yoga for 7-13 Year Olds 5pm-6pm. Gardiner Library, Gardiner. 255-1255.

Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun 7pm. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488.

Yoga for Strength, Balance, and Flexibility 7pm. $40 series/$12 class. Gardiner Library, Gardiner.

255-1255.

Music Mahjan Club 5pm-7pm. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, New Paltz.

255-8811.

Acoustic Thursdays with Kurt Henry 6pm. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.

David Kraai 6pm. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.

John Hiatt and The Combo 7:30pm. $34.50. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845.

Bluegrass Clubhouse 8pm. Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. 679-4406.

Open Book 8pm. Acoustic. Whistling Willies, Cold Spring.

265-2012.

Spoken Word Conversations in French 11:30am-12:30pm. Pawling Free Library, Pawling.

855-3444.

Classes Creative Movement 10am-11am. Ages 4-5. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Youth Program: Multi-Media Arts Program 3:30pm-6pm. $100-$150. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448.

African Drum 6pm-7pm. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz.

255-1559.

Adult Hebrew Class 6:30pm. Congregation Shir Chadash, LaGrange.

227-3327.

Cooking Vegetarian Class 7pm-9pm. $30. Garden Cafe, Woodstock. 679-3600.

Events Hinamatsuri Girl's Day Special Meal Call for times. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, New Paltz. 255-8811.

Exploring the Integrative Care Continuum 4pm-6pm. An information session on a new certificate program. New Milford Hospital, New Milford, Connecticut. (203) 874-4252.

Master of Arts in Experiential Health and Healing: An Information Session 4pm-6pm. Stamford Center for Integrative Medicine and Wellness, Stamford, Connecticut. (203) 874-4252.

Kids Story Hour 10:30am. With crafts and music for ages 3-5. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.

Youth Media-Arts Workshop 3pm-6pm. Ages 12-16. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448.

Music Open Mike 10:30pm. Oasis Cafe, New Paltz. 255-2400.

Spoken Word Strong Celtic Women 6pm. Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh. 565-2076.

Peter Muir 7pm-8:30am. Author of Long Lost Blues. Pawling Free Library, Pawling. 855-3444.

UFO Support Group 7:30pm. United Friends Observer Society monthly meeting. $2. Walker Valley Schoolhouse, Walker Valley.

744-3960.

Workshops Writers Workshop: A Peer Critiquing Group 4pm-6pm. ASK Arts Center, Kingston. 399-5619.

Our Higher Voice 7pm-9pm. Baird Hersey. $15/$20. Mirabai of Woodstock, Woodstock. 679-2100.

THURSDAY 4 MARCH Art Friend of the Arts Awards: Mill Street Loft's 30th Anniversary Celebration 5:30pm. Grandview, Poughkeepsie. 471-7477.

Body / Mind / Spirit Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun 10am. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488.

Yoga for Kids 1pm-1:45pm. Ages 3-6. Gardiner Library, Gardiner.

255-1255.

Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun 7pm. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488.

Classes Learn to Knit 12pm-2pm. Clay, Wood and Cotton, Beacon. 481-0149 Euro Dance for Seniors and Others 1:30pm-2:30pm. $5/$8 couple. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.

Improvisation 4pm-5pm. Ages 8-13. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Life Drawing 7:30pm-9:30pm. $13/$10. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.

Events

fRIDAY 5 MARCH Body / Mind / Spirit Private Angelic Channeling Call for times. $125. Mirabai of Woodstock, Woodstock. 679-2100.

Classes Scene Study 5pm-7pm. Ages 13-18. $200. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Adoption Search and Reunion 6pm-7:30pm. 4 sessions. $45. Business Resource Center, Kingston. 339-2025.

Learn to Meditate 7:30pm. Woodstock Community Center, Woodstock.

797-1218.

Dance Dance Brazil 8pm. $24/$20 seniors/$12 children. The Egg, Albany.

(518) 473-1845.

Solas An Lae 8pm. $18/$16 seniors and children. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.

Events PTSA & Mill Road PTA Fourth Annual Chocolate Tasting 6:30pm-9:30pm. $26. Taste Budd's Chocolate and Coffee Cafe, Red Hook. 758-6500.

Film North by Northwest Call for times. The Bardavon, Poughkeepsie. 473-2072.

Movies That Rock 8pm. See website for specific movies details. Pavilion Theatre at Lycian Centre, Sugar Loaf. 469-2287.

Music Elijah Tucker Opening for Falu Call for times. Live@The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7824.

The Singer/Songwriter Event 7:30pm. Langdon Music School. $5. BeanRunner Cafe, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701.

Dan Brother Band 8pm. Rock. Pamela's on The Hudson, Newburgh.

562-4505.

Chip Taylor presents "Yonkers NY" 8pm. $17. WAMC Linda Norris Auditorium, Albany.

(518) 465-5233.

Arborea and Alexander 8pm. $7. The Spotty Dog Books and Ale, Hudson.

(518) 671-6006.

The Holmes Brothers, Scrapomatic 8pm. Acoustic. $24. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845.

Tiki Daddy 8pm. Piggy Bank Restaurant, Beacon. 838-0028.

The Rhodes 8pm. Rock. The Wherehouse Restaurant, Newburgh.

561-7240.

The Providers 8pm. Peint 'o Gwrw Tavern, Chatham. (518) 392-2943.

Arlen Roth Band 8:30pm. Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling. 855-1300.

Hot House Flowers 9pm. $25. Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. 679-4406.

Anthony Nisi 9pm. Acoustic. The Starr Bar, Rhinebeck. 876-6816.

The Phantoms 9pm. SkyTop Steak House, Kingston. 340-4277.

Spoken Word Kevin Hart & Friends 8pm. Urban comedian. $35.50/$40.50/$55.50.

Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334.

Theater Shakespeare's Clowns Call for times. Ulster Performing Arts Center, Kingston.

339-6088.

Community Playback Theater 8pm. Improvisation of audience stories. $8. Boughton Place, Highland. 691-4118.

Workshops

Mill Street Loft Friends of the Arts Awards Call for times. Annual event benefits outreach programs & youth scholarships. Grandview, Poughkeepsie. 471-7477.

Saving the Wood Turtles of the Great Swamp 7pm-8pm. Pawling Free Library, Pawling. 855-3444.

Art for Relaxation Painting Workshop 12pm. $25. Wings Gallery and Shop, Rosendale. www.wingsart.org.

Film

The Beauty of Discord: Selections from the Permanent Collection 4pm-6pm. Woodstock Artists Association Museum, Woodstock. 679-2940.

Reel Eclectic Film Series 7pm. Jet Li's Fearless. Middletown Thrall Library, Middletown. 341-5454.

SATURDAY 6 MARCH Art

Emerging Artists 2010 4pm-6pm. Mixed media works by 18 emerging artists.

Limner Gallery, New Paltz. (518) 828-2343.

Biomorphic Dreams 5pm-7pm. Kingston Museum of Contemporary Art, Kingston. Kmoca.org.

Vintage New York 5pm-8pm. Photos by Joel Mandelbaum. Also included more than 100 works by 12 other artists in varied mediums and styles. Seven21 Gallery, Kingston. 331-7956.

Painted Cities 6pm-8pm. Works from 20 artists. Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson. (518) 828-1915.

Body / Mind / Spirit Sharing Shabbat 9am-10:30am. Religious school for children and Torah study. Congregation Shir Chadash, LaGrange.

227-3327.

Classes Creative Movement 9am-10am. Ages 5-7. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Storytelling 10am-11am. Ages 8-10. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Planning a New Hive for Spring 10am-6pm. Organic beekeeping. $95. Sustainable Living Resource Center, Rosendale. 255-6113.

Poetry Masks 11am-1pm. Ages 9-12, exploring voice work and mask development to support a character. $175. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Dance Solas An Lae 8pm. $18/$16 seniors and children. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.

Freestyle Frolic 8:30pm-1am. Barefoot, smoke-, drug-, alcohol-free. $5/$2 teens and seniors/children free. Knights of Columbus, Kingston. 658-8319.

Events Annual Benefit Auction and Women's History Presentation 9am-3pm. Silent auction, live auction, wine, chocolate.

Wallkill River School and Art Gallery, Montgomery.

(845) 457-2787.

Global Food Crisis Conference 10am. Workshops, viewing of Fresh, speakers. Lecture Center 100, New Paltz. newpaltz.food.conference@ gmail.com.

Ashokan MapleFest 11am-5pm. Tap trees, taste, Jack Wax, hands-on colonial blacksmithing, tinsmithing & broom making, 2-person saw contest, naturalist-led walks. $5/$3 children. Ashokan Center, Olivebridge. 246-2121.

Haitian Benefit Event 3:30pm-7pm. Silent auction and live performance to benefit the Haitian Community Development Project.

Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 758-8568.

15th Annual Pisces Party with DJ Dave Leonard 6pm. Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. 679-4406.

Kids Serious Fun with Zippy 10:30am. Magic, comedy and music. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.

Music Itzhak Perlman Call for times. World renowned violinist. Ulster Performing Arts Center, Kingston. 339-6088.

Justin Lage Group Call for times. Opener: Kathleen Pemble & Cold Spring The Band. Live@The Falcon, Marlboro.

Small Town Sheiks 12pm. Taste Budd's Chocolate and Coffee Cafe, Red Hook. 758-6500.

Met Opera: Carmen 1pm. $22/$15 children. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448.

Uncle Rock CD Release Party For "The Big Picture" 1pm. $8/$6 children. Bearsville Theater, Woodstock.

679-4406.

Frances Kramer 3pm. Acoustic. Inquiring Mind/Muddy Cup, Saugerties.

246-5775.

Helen Sung and Brandee 7:30pm. Jazz. BeanRunner Cafe, Peekskill.

(914) 737-1701.

Dave Mason, Leon Russell 7:30pm. Classic rock. $29.50. The Egg, Albany.

(518) 473-1845.

Christopher O'Riley 8pm. Music of Shostakovich, Ravel, Radiohead & R.E.M. $28/$20 student. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845.

Push 8pm. Gail's Place, Newburgh. 567-1414.

Fred Eaglesmith 8:30pm. Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling. 855-1300.

Creation 9pm. Lia's Mountain View, Pine Plains. (518) 398-7311.

Hurley Mountain Highway 9pm. Pop, soft rock. Pamela's on The Hudson, Newburgh. 562-4505.

The Kurt Henry Band 9pm. Rock. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.

Spoken Word Bill Cosby Call for times. Comedy. $20-$55. Main Stage at Proctors, Schenectady. (518) 434-1703.

NYS Finals of Poetry Out Loud Recitation Contest 12:30pm. WAMC Linda Norris Auditorium, Albany.

(518) 465-5233.

Poetry on the Loose 4pm. Featuring Pauline Uchmanowicz. Baby Grand Bookstore, Warwick. 986-6165.

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Carolee Schneemann, Aggression for Couples and Exercise for Couples (detail), gelatin-silver prints with hand coloring and collage, 1972.

The Body Politic For 40 years now, Carolee Schneemann has sought, through her multimedia artworks, to reunite mind and body, those long-estranged siblings of Western thought. It is, of course, the former that is given privileged status in the dyad—in Christianity, it is Soul, not Body, that wins the big prize. But Schneemann sees things differently. For her, it is through our corporeal experience of the world that we gain real knowledge of it. In her work, the body becomes more than subject matter, as it has been historically in Western art. Rather, it becomes the very material out of which the work comes into being, uniting aspects of performance with the visual arts in ways that are now commonplace to any visitor to the Whitney Biennial, galleries in Chelsea, or, for that matter, the studios of undergraduate art students.

The exhibition at the Samuel Dorsky Museum at SUNY New Paltz offers a sort of “miniretrospective” of this extraordinarily influential artist’s work. Echoes of the work of subsequent generations of artists whose concerns run parallel to hers can be felt reverberating throughout the exhibition—names such as Janine Antoni, Matthew Barney, Tracey Emin, Paul McCarthy, and Kiki Smith come especially to mind.

Even in Scheemann’s early works, her interest in the body—as opposed to the figure—is evident. Expressionistic paintings from the early `60s reflective of the artist’s feeling for color and painterly handling demonstrate an assimilation of the lessons of a previous generation of painters including Willem de Kooning and, especially, Arshile Gorky. As in Gorky’s work, allusions to the body and its processes are made through ambiguities of form that only just begin to coalesce into recognition before they melt back into the stuff of paint. Schneemann is a natural painter, but, like many women of her generation, she seems to have felt limited by painting’s master narrative, its perceived masculinism, and the privileging of the eye in its reception.

In 1964, Schneemann staged a performance that became seminal to her oeuvre.

Titled Meat Joy, the work was a group performance that included, in addition to the nude or mostly nude performers: raw fish, chickens, sausages, wet paint, plastic, rope, and shredded scrap paper. A sort of human-collage performed in real time, the work took the language of painting and collage into real space as it reveled in a kind of pagan

ecstasy. Works at the Dorsky such as Fur Wheel of 1962 and Untitled (Four Fur Cutting Boards) of 1963 also reflect this early desire to push painting into real space. Another work featured in the Dorsky, Up to and Including Her Limits of 1973-76, makes explicit the relationship of the body to the mark. A kind of performance-installation, the work offers the viewer the artifactual evidence of the artist’s body in space; what looks like a large scale abstract-expressionistic drawing constitutes the remains of a performance that is documented in still and moving pictures. In addition to this documentation is displayed the actual harness from which the artist’s naked body swung as she dragged colored crayons across the surface of the paper in a seemingly helpless surrender of her body to the process.

In Correspondence Course of 1980-83, the viewer is offered a series of black-andwhite photos of the artist, nude, her grotesquely painted face mugging for the camera.

In several photos, she holds a feather duster in various bodily orifices. Accompanying the photos are letters to and from the artist, documenting the sort of correspondence out of which “the artworld” emerges. In one letter, students of the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan ask, “What if any is the dividing line or factor between using one’s body for performance & exhibitionism?” and “Your work can only be produced by a woman (e.g. blood-stained page; scroll that is taken from vagina), but how does that necessarily make it feminist art?” These are excellent questions indeed, and the artist is clever enough not to answer them. Rather, she converts them into art.

“Carolee Schneemann: Within and Beyond the Premises” will be exhibited through July 25 at the Dorsky Museum at SUNY New Paltz. On March 3, at 7 pm, Schneemann will offer a “performative lecture” in Lecture Center 102 on the SUNY New Paltz campus.

On April 10, from 2 to 4pm, a panel discussion of the artist’s work with Emily Caigan, Maura Reilly, Brian Wallace, Linda Weintraub, and Kenneth White and moderated

by Patricia Phillips will be held at the museum. From 5 to 7pm, selected films and videos by Schneemann will be screened at the Rosendale Theater. (845) 257-3844; www.newpaltz.edu/museum.

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Reading and Signing with Stephen Foreman 7pm. Inquiring Mind Bookstore, New Paltz. 255-8300.

Theater Look At My Shorts 8pm. Compilation of 10-minute plays to benefit the Maria E. McCarthy Ringwood Memorial Scholarship Fund of the Community Foundation of Dutchess County. $20. Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center, Poughkeepsie. 486-4571.

Workshops Ikebana Flower Arrangement Lesson 10am-12pm. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, New Paltz.

255-8811.

The How, When, and Where of Pruning 10am-2:30pm. $62/$56 members. Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. (800) 322-6924.

SUNDAY 7 MARCH Art Close Work 1pm-5pm. Small oils by Laura G. Gillen. Flat Iron Gallery, Peekskill. (914) 734-1894.

Seasonal Textures 4pm-6pm. Photographs by Jill Obrig, Stephen Shirak.

La Bella Bistro, New Paltz. 255-2633.

Body / Mind / Spirit Introductory Presentation: Have You Had a Spiritual Experience?

11am-12pm. Newburgh Mall, Newburgh.

(800) 749-7791 ext. 2.

The Metaphysical Center Interfaith Worship Service 11:30am. Prayer, meditation and lecture. Guardian Building, Poughkeepsie. 471-4993.

Classes Life Drawing Workshop 10am-1pm. $135/$120 series, $10 session. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-1438.

Understanding and Caring for Your Honeybees 10am-6pm. Organic beekeeping. $95. Sustainable Living Resource Center, Rosendale. 255-6113.

Learn to Knit 12pm-2pm. Clay, Wood and Cotton, Beacon. 481-0149

Dance Solas An Lae 3pm. $18/$16 seniors and children. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.

Swing Dance 6pm-9pm. Beginner's lesson (6-6:30) and dance to DJ's (6:30-9:00). $8/6 FT students. Arlington Reformed Church, Poughkeepsie. 454-2571.

Events Old-Time Maple Sugaring-Off Party & Community Dance 1pm-7pm. Maple snacks, music and singing, tree tapping demo, sap boiling, outdoor activities, dinner, and dance. The Randolph School, Wappingers Falls.

297-5600.

Komotion 1:30pm. Mime, dance, and clown theater. Sand Lake Center for the Arts, Averill Park. (518) 674-2007.

Music Biava String Quartet Call for times. $30/$10. Howland Cultural Center, Beacon. 831-4988.

Jamie Kent 12pm. Acoustic. Taste Budd's Chocolate and Coffee Cafe, Red Hook. 758-6500.

Met Opera: Carmen 1pm. $22/$15. Time and Space Limited, Hudson.

(518) 822-8448.

Winds in the Wilderness 2pm. The trio. $10/children free. Church of St. John, Copake Falls. (518) 329-1577.

Winds in the Wilderness Trio Concert 2pm. $10. Church of St. John in the Wilderness, Copake Falls. (518) 329-1577.

Pianist Christopher Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Riley 3pm. $28/$20 students. The Egg, Albany.

(518) 473-1845.

Ying Quartet 4pm. Presented by Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society. $25/$5 children. Church of the Messiah, Rhinebeck. www.rhinebeckmusic.org.

John Basile, Jazz Guitarist's, CD Release Party: No Apologies 4:30pm-6:30pm. $10. BeanRunner Cafe, Peekskill.

(914) 737-1701.

Ray Davies of The Kinks 7pm. The Bardavon, Poughkeepsie. 473-2072.

Spoken Word Gallery Talk 2pm. With solo artist Susan Togut. Woodstock Artists Association and Museum, Woodstock. 679-2940.

Conversations with the Artists: Alon Levin 4pm-6pm. Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill. (914) 788-4531.

Workshops Mindful Dream Catcher Workshop by Francine Glasser 2pm. $20. Wings Gallery and Shop, Rosendale. www.wingsart.org.

MONDAY 8 MARCH Body / Mind / Spirit Vinyasa Hatha Yoga 10:30am. $40 series/$12 class. Gardiner Library, Gardiner. 255-1255.

Learn to Meditate! Raja Yoga Meditation 6pm-7:30pm. Peace Village Learning and Retreat, Haines Falls. (518) 589-5000.

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Self Healing with One Light Healing Touch 7pm-8:30pm. $15. Yoga on Duck Pond, Stone Ridge.

687-4836.

The Guiding Light Metaphysical Society 7pm. Meditation and drumming. Walker Valley Schoolhouse, Walker Valley. 744-3960.

Classes Modern/Ballet 4pm-5pm. Ages 6-8. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Modern Dance 5:30pm-7:15pm. A basic, thorough, modern dance class w/ center & floor work, traveling combinations & phrases. $12. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Managing Defiant Behavior 6pm-8pm. Mental Health America, Poughkeepsie.

473-2500 ext. 1208.

Events Hudson Juggling Club 6pm-9pm. Informal practice session for jugglers and prop manipulators. John L. Edwards Elementary School, Hudson. (518) 828-7470.

Music Celtic Session 7:30pm. Traditional Irish music. New World Home Cooking, Saugerties. 246-0900.

TUESDAY 9 MARCH

Kids Story Hour 10:30am. With crafts and music for ages 3-5. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.

Youth Media-Arts Workshop 3pm-6pm. Ages 12-16. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448.

Music Minor Constellations, Madeline Ava, Max Weiss, and Last Year's Men 8pm. $5. New Paltz Cultural Collective, New Paltz.

255-1901.

Dancing On The Air 8pm. $12. WAMC Linda Norris Auditorium, Albany.

(518) 465-5233.

Open Mike 10:30pm. Oasis Cafe, New Paltz. 255-2400.

Spoken Word Advanced Treatments for Common Gastrointestinal Illnesses 6:30pm. Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck.

(877) 729-2444.

The American Revolution: Iroquois Indian Perspectives 7pm. Professor Laurence Hauptman. Rosendale Library, Rosendale. 658-9013.

THURSDAY 11 MARCH

Art

Body / Mind / Spirit

Warwick Art League Session 9:30am-12pm. Paint, draw and more from your own set-up or photos. Greenwood Lake Public Library, Greenwood Lake. 544-3056.

Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun 10am. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488.

Yoga for Kids 1pm-1:45pm. Ages 3-6. Gardiner Library, Gardiner.

255-1255.

Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun 7pm. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488.

Body / Mind / Spirit Shambhala Buddhist Meditation and Class 6pm-9pm. $20. Sky Lake Lodge, Rosendale. 658-8556.

Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun 7pm. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488.

Classes Modern/Ballet 4pm-5pm. Ages 9-11. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Life Drawing 7:30pm-9:30pm. $13/$10. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.

Events Sustainability Summit 7:30am. Orange County Chamber of Commerce. $25.

Aquinas Theater, Newburgh. 569-3179.

Kids ToddlerTime 10:30am. Story hour, crafts and music for 18 months3 years. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.

Music Findlay Cockrell 12pm. A Chopin 200th Birthday Celebration. Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy. (518) 273-0038.

Go Club 4pm-7pm. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, New Paltz.

255-8811.

Dear Companion Tour featuring Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore 8pm. $16. WAMC Linda Norris Auditorium, Albany.

(518) 465-5233.

Push 8pm. The Harp & Whistle Restaurant and Pub, Newburgh. 565-4277.

Spoken Word Update on Stroke 6:30pm. Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck.

(877) 729-2444.

WEDNESDAY 10 MARCH Body / Mind / Spirit Class For People With Health Challenges 9:30am-10:30am. Yoga on Duck Pond, Stone Ridge.

687-4836.

Kids Yoga for 7-13 Year Olds 5pm-6pm. Gardiner Library, Gardiner. 255-1255.

Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun 7pm. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488.

Yoga for Strength, Balance, and Flexibility 7pm. $40 series/$12 class. Gardiner Library, Gardiner.

255-1255.

Classes Creative Movement 10am-11am. Ages 4-5. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Youth Program: Multi-Media Arts Program 3:30pm-6pm. $100-$150. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448.

African Drum 6pm-7pm. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz.

255-1559.

Adult Hebrew Class 6:30pm. Congregation Shir Chadash, LaGrange.

227-3327.

Cooking Vegetarian Class 7pm-9pm. $30. Garden Cafe, Woodstock. 679-3600.

Events Hudson Valley Green Drinks 6:30pm-9pm. Networking for people in the environmental fields and sustainably minded. $5. The River Grill, Newburgh. 454-6410.

Theater 7 Stories 8pm. Half Moon Theater. $20/$18 students and seniors. Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center, Poughkeepsie.

486-4571.

Rent 8pm. $22/$20 seniors and children. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.

Workshops Art for Relaxation Painting Workshop 12pm. $25. Wings Gallery and Shop, Rosendale. www.wingsart.org.

SATURDAY 13 MARCH

Classes

Art

Euro Dance for Seniors and Others 1:30pm-2:30pm. $5/$8 couple. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.

Improvisation 4pm-5pm. Ages 8-13. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Life Drawing 7:30pm-9:30pm. $13/$10. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.

Celebrations 5pm-7pm. Festive paintings by Carrie Jacobson, Shawn Dell Joyce and Denise Aumick. Wallkill River School and Art Gallery, Montgomery. 457-ARTS. The Season Opener 5pm-7pm. Leah McCloskey, Shira Toren, Cheryl Horning, Robin Starke and Linda Van Alstyne.

Riverfront Studios, Schuyerville. 695-5354.

Music

Meditation Workshop 10am-1pm. Kadampa Meditation Center New York, Glen Spey. 856-9000.

SpiritPlay Open Group 10:30am-12pm. $20/$10. Spiritplay Studio, Woodstock.

679-4140.

Continuum Movement Workshop 1pm-4pm. The Living Seed, New Paltz. 255-8212.

The Healing Power of Virtue 2pm-4pm. Peace Village Learning and Retreat, Haines Falls. (518) 589-5000.

Shamanism 3pm-5pm. Introduction to the Shamanic Journey a three-part series. $50/$150 series. Dr Tom's Tonics, Rhinebeck. 876-5556.

Jam Session 1pm-2pm. Bring an instrument to play with other musicians. New York State Museum, Albany.

(518) 474-5877.

Mahjan Club 4pm-7pm. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, New Paltz.

255-8811.

Acoustic Thursdays with Kurt Henry 6pm. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.

Intro to Shamatha Meditation 7pm-9pm. Lama James Kukula. $15/$20. Mirabai of Woodstock, Woodstock. 679-2100.

Dan Brother Band 11pm. Roots. Oasis Cafe, New Paltz. 255-2400.

Spoken Word Conversations in French 11:30am-12:30pm. Pawling Free Library, Pawling.

855-3444.

Workshops Getting Past the Hype: How to Find the Right College 7pm-8pm. Pawling Free Library, Pawling. 855-3444.

FRIDAY 12 MARCH

Workshops Coping with Stress: A Stress Management Seminar 7pm-8pm. Pawling Free Library, Pawling. 855-3444.

Roots, Ska and Reggae with The Big Takeover 7:30pm. $10. BeanRunner Cafe, Peekskill.

(914) 737-1701.

Shanghai 8pm. Piggy Bank Restaurant, Beacon. 838-0028.

Anne Hills 8pm. Presented by Hudson Valley Folk Guild's Friends of Fiddler's Green Chapter. $8/$6 members and seniors. Hyde Park United Methodist Church, Hyde Park. 229-0170.

Greg Klyma and Ashley Mayne 8pm. $5. The Spotty Dog Books and Ale, Hudson.

(518) 671-6006.

Red Peralta - Rebel Red 8pm. Americana. Peekskill Coffeehouse, Peekskill.

(914) 739-1287.

Sam Bush 8pm. Mandolin concert. $28. The Egg, Albany.

(518) 473-1845.

Altan 8pm. Irish traditional band. $20-$29. Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy. (518) 273-0038. iS 9pm. Hyde Park Brewing Company, Hyde Park.

229-8277.

Classes Scene Study 5pm-7pm. Ages 13-18. $200. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

First Aid Standard 6pm-10pm. Health Quest Community Education, Poughkeepsie. 471-6618 ext. 134.

Learn to Meditate 7:30pm. Woodstock Community Center, Woodstock.

797-1218.

Dance Zydeco Dance with Li'l Anne & Hot Cayenne 8pm-11pm. Lesson at 7pm. $15. White Eagle Hall, Kingston. 255-7061.

Events 5th Annual Woodstock Goddess Festival Call for times. Woodstock. 246-1625.

Film Casablanca Call for times. The Bardavon, Poughkeepsie. 473-2072.

Music Rob Moose Call for times. Opener: The Vino Trio. Live@The Falcon, Marlboro.

Josh Sanders 7pm. Americana. Inquiring Mind/Muddy Cup, Saugerties. 246-5775.

Kitt Potter and Matthew Finck 7pm-9pm. Jazz. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, New Paltz. 255-8811.

Joshua Morris 7pm. Irish music. Elsie's Place, Wallkill. 895-8975.

Jim Dawson with Lori Lieberman 7:30pm. Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling. 855-1300.

Body / Mind / Spirit

Classes Creative Movement 9am-10am. Ages 5-7. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Heartsaver CPR AED 9am-3pm. Health Quest Community Education, Poughkeepsie. 471-6618 ext. 134.

Storytelling 10am-11am. Ages 8-10. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Poetry Masks 11am-1pm. Ages 9-12, exploring voice work and mask development to support a character. $175. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Dance Contradance 8pm. Peter Stix calling, music by the Russet Trio. $10/$9 members/children 1.2 price. Woodstock Community Center, Woodstock. 246-2121.

Events Winter Market 10am-2pm. Featuring local farmers' food and gifts.

Elmendorph Inn, Red Hook. 758-5887.

Boundless Edge Ensemble Benefit 5pm. Ice dance company. $100/$25. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz. 255-1000.

Gallery 47th Annual Members Exhibit Putnam Arts Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Levine Art Center, Mahopac.

216-0636.

Kids Very Eric Carle Call for times. Bardavon Opera House, Poughkeepsie.

473-2072.

Chess and Backgammon with Peter Irwin 10:30am-12pm. Ages 7-teen. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.

Music Dan Tepfer Call for times. Opener: Aisling. Live@The Falcon, Marlboro.

Electronic Music: Powered by Girls Call for times. Workshop 1-5pm, concert 8pm. $10/$5 students. Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh. 562-6940 X 119.

Morry Campbell Call for times. $5. Cafe Bocca, Poughkeepsie.

483-7300.

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SHORT STUFF Isaiah Sheffer’s mellifluous, slightly quizzical voice is known to NPR listeners of “Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story,” now in its 26th season. Born in the Bronx to Russian immigrant parents in 1935, Sheffer performed in the Yiddish theater as a child, and went on to a varied career as a playwright, librettist, director, producer and Yiddishist. He wrote the book and lyrics for the off-Broadway musical “Yiddle with a Fiddle” and the English version of Sholom Aleichem’s comic play “Hard to Be a Jew.” In 1978, Sheffer rented the Symphony Theater on West 95th Street in Manhattan with his partner, the conductor Allan Miller, to transform the building into a community arts center. Six years later, Sheffer started “Selected Shorts.” Almost immediately, the show began touring, and in 1990 “Selected Shorts” inaugurated a yearly residency at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles.

Sheffer also coordinates the yearly “Bloomsday on Broadway” celebration on June 16, when as many as 100 actors read from James Joyce’s Ulysses—which is set on that day, in 1904. At the end of this year, Sheffer will step down as artistic director of Symphony Space but will continue hosting “Selected Shorts.” He spoke with me from his office at the theater, looking back at the success of his literary series with awe.

On Saturday, March 13, at 8pm, “Selected Shorts,” featuring Jane Curtin, David Strathairn, and host Isaiah Sheffer, will appear for the first time at the Bardavon in Poughkeepsie. (845) 473-2072; www.bardavon.org.

—Sparrow David Strathairn will read "The Monkey's Paw" as part of the "Selected Shorts" performance at the Bardavon on March 13.

Who came up with the name “Selected Shorts”?

Well, I did. Symphony Space exists in what was once a regular neighborhood movie theater, the Symphony Theater. It was down and out, defunct as a movie theater, when my partner and I took it over 32 years ago, to make into a performing arts center. The idea of “selected shorts” was that there used to be—you’re probably too young to remember—when you went to movies in the old days, you saw a double bill, a newsreel, a cartoon, coming attractions, and “selected short subjects.” And that phrase stuck in my mind. So it was an echo of the fact that we were once a movie theater.

What percentage of new stories do you read?

My guess would be that 80 percent are new stories, and 20 percent are classics.

Sometimes I like to take a story that everybody knows very well, and find great discoveries in it.

Can you give an example of an old-time short story you revived?

One that just leaps to mind is Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery,” which everybody knows from their high school anthology. But when you hear it read by a good actor, carefully rehearsed and crafted, it’s a revelation.

Who was the reader?

Marian Seldes.

When you first started, did you think that the project would be a success?

We had no idea. A series where actors read short stories was the idea of one of my colleagues, Kay Cattarulla. She came up behind me in the theater one day—it was during one of our James Joyce Ulysses celebrations we do every year—and said, “Think about it, Isaiah! A series of actors reading short stories!” And with the great vision that made me an important man of the theater, I said, “Nah! Who would want to come to that?” But she insisted we give it a try, and it was immediately successful! That’s the key thing. Before we were any good at it, it was successful. Over the years we’ve learned some lessons about how to pick stories, how to cast them, how to rehearse them, but before we were any good at making programs, it was a success. People just like having stories read to them. And we immediately went to our broadcast partners at WNYC, and they agreed to carry it on the air. And it’s now on the air to 155 cities, distributed by Public Radio International.

You could never read any of J. D. Salinger's stories?

No, that’s never been possible. He just forbade anything like that. And we tried! We tried appealing to his son [Matt], the actor, saying, “Would you care to read a story, if we can get permission?” But none of that worked.

Do your traveling shows have themes?

Each evening we do at the live series has a theme. The one at the Bardavon is magical stories and surprises. We’re starting with Jane Curtin reading this wacky story by the writer Saki (H. H. Munro) called “The Occasional Garden.” Then I’m reading a Ray Bradbury science fiction tale that’s very provocative, called “The Veldt.” And David Strathairn is reading the classic thriller by W. W. Jacobs, “The Monkey’s Paw.” Did you decide that the Hudson Valley is magical?

We’re not the first to have thought of that: “The Headless Horseman.” Way back then, Washington Irving was making great mystery of the neighborhood.

Do actors sometimes do different voices, for each of the characters in the story?

Well, this question has come up in rehearsal, and my answer is no. What I tell them is, “If you were reading a story to a child, you might make the bad guy sound a little different from the good guy,” but I don’t permit them to really do voices [in a funny voice]. That has an antique feel, to me, of the old-time radio drama.

Because that type of acting detracts from the words.

Yeah. It’s showy.

What worries me when I read aloud are homonyms—like “hoarse” and “horse.”

Yes, there’s that Deadly Homonym Question, but I don’t know how to solve it!

Are the minimalist writers like Raymond Carver difficult to read aloud?

Well, Ray Carver stories have been very, very successful here, because they’re so powerful and emotional, and have such a distinctive voice. A year or two before he died, Ray Carver was the guest host—which we have from time to time. He selected stories and introduced them. That was a historic night in our series because each of the authors he chose later went on to become friends of the series, and host their own programs, like Richard Ford, Tobias Wolff, and Ray’s wife, Tess Gallagher. Carver’s story “Cathedral,” read by James Naughton, is one of the gems of our whole history.

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Met Opera: Carmen 1pm. $22/$15 children. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448.

A Night of Amazing Jazz 7:30pm. BeanRunner Cafe, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701.

Sharon Isbin & Mark O'Connor 7:30pm. 34.50. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845.

Hammer of the Gods: The Led Zeppelin Experience 8pm. $39.50/$34.50. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845.

Honeyboy Edwards 8pm. $20. Rosendale Cafe, Rosendale. 658-9048.

The Kurt Henry Band 8pm. Americana. 2 Alices Coffee Lounge, Cornwall-On-Hudson. 534-4717.

The Clancy Tradition 8:30pm. Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling. 855-1300.

Reality Check 8:30pm. Rock. La Puerta Azul, Millbrook. 677-2985.

The Bush Brothers 8:30pm. Bluegrass. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.

Henderson & Osinski 8:30pm. Acoustic. Pamela's on The Hudson, Newburgh. 562-4505.

Creation 9pm. Pop, soft rock. Copperfield's, Millbrook.

677-8188.

St. Patrick's Day Blowout 9pm. The Arkhams, Soul Reaping 3, American Barfigh.

The Basement, Kingston. 331-1116.

We Must Be 9pm. Market Market Cafe, Rosendale. 658-3164.

Mustang 9:30pm. Country. Elsie's Place, Wallkill. 895-8975. iS 10pm. Bacchus, New Paltz. 255-8636.

The Rhodes 10pm. Rock. Cabaloosa's, New Paltz. 255-3400.

Peggy Atwood 11pm. The Colony Cafe, Woodstock. 679-5342.

Rent 4pm. $22/$20 seniors and children. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.

Off Leash 8pm. Walking the dog Theater's Improv Ensemble. $25.

Vanderbilt Inn, Philmont. (518) 610-0909.

The Outdoors

Film

Birds of Prey with Bill Robinson 2pm-3pm. Mud Creek Environmental Learning Center, Ghent. (518) 828-4386 ext. 3.

Double Indemnity 7pm. Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334.

Kids

Spoken Word

A Year with Frog and Toad 10:15am. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845.

Legacy Farm Cohousing Information Session 1:30pm-3:30pm. Rosendale Recreation Center, Rosendale. 943-9005.

Woodstock Poetry Society and Festival 2pm. Featuring Philip Memmer and Roger Mitchell.

Woodstock Community Center, Woodstock. pprod@mindspring.com.

Theater 7 Stories 8pm. Half Moon Theater. $20/$18 students and seniors. Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center, Poughkeepsie.

486-4571.

Rent 8pm. $22/$20 seniors and children. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.

SUNDAY 14 MARCH Body / Mind / Spirit The Metaphysical Center Interfaith Worship Service 11:30am. Prayer, meditation and lecture. Guardian Building, Poughkeepsie. 471-4993.

ECK Worship Service 3pm-4pm. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills, Kingston. (800) 749-7791 ext. 2.

Classes Life Drawing Workshop 10am-1pm. $135/$120 series, $10 session. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-1438.

Learn to Knit 1pm-3pm. Clay, Wood and Cotton, Beacon. 481-0149

Events Hoops for Hope Call for times. 3 on 3 women's charity basketball tournament that raises funds for the Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation. McCann Recreation Center, Poughkeepsie. Hoopsforhope@optonline.net.

Music Jazz at the Falls 2pm. The Bernstein Bard Trio. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.

Met Opera: Carmen 2pm. $22/$15 children. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448.

Sharon Isbin & Mark Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor 4pm. Classical guitar and fiddle. $34.50. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845.

Isle of Klezbos 4pm. $15. WAMC Linda Norris Auditorium, Albany.

(518) 465-5233.

Sisters in Soul 8pm. $29-$42. Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy.

(518) 273-0038.

Pogey 8:30pm. Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling. 855-1300.

Spoken Word Sunday Salon: Lecture by Linda Ferber Call for times. $8/$6. Thomas Cole National Historic Site, Catskill. (518) 943-7465.

Theater 7 Stories 3pm. Half Moon Theater. $20/$18 students and seniors. Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center, Poughkeepsie.

486-4571.

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Workshops Mindful Dream Catcher Workshop by Francine Glasser 2pm. $20. Wings Gallery and Shop, Rosendale. www.wingsart.org.

Healing Tools: Imagery, Energy & Divine Intervention 3pm-5pm. $15/$20. Mirabai of Woodstock, Woodstock.

679-2100.

MONDAY 15 MARCH Body / Mind / Spirit Vinyasa Hatha Yoga 10:30am. $40 series/$12 class. Gardiner Library, Gardiner. 255-1255.

Learn to Meditate! Raja Yoga Meditation 6pm-7:30pm. Peace Village Learning and Retreat, Haines Falls. (518) 589-5000.

Classes Modern/Ballet 4pm-5pm. Ages 6-8. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Modern Dance 5:30pm-7:15pm. A basic, thorough, modern dance class w/ center & floor work, traveling combinations & phrases. $12. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Managing Defiant Behavior 6pm-8pm. Mental Health America, Poughkeepsie.

473-2500 ext. 1208.

Events Hudson Juggling Club 6pm-9pm. Informal practice session for jugglers and prop manipulators. John L. Edwards Elementary School, Hudson. (518) 828-7470.

Music Celtic Session 7:30pm. Traditional Irish music. New World Home Cooking, Saugerties. 246-0900.

Spoken Word Naturopathic Medicine and the Holistic Approach 6:30pm. Dr. Sam Schikowitz. The Living Seed, New Paltz. 594-6822.

TUESDAY 16 MARCH Art Warwick Art League Session 9:30am-12pm. Paint, draw and more from your own set-up or photos. Greenwood Lake Public Library, Greenwood Lake. 544-3056.

Fiber Arts Group 6:30pm-8pm. Pawling Free Library, Pawling. 855-3444.

Body / Mind / Spirit Spring Detox Workshop 6pm-8pm. Dr Tom's Tonics, Rhinebeck. 876-5556.

Shambhala Buddhist Meditation and Class 6pm-9pm. $20. Sky Lake Lodge, Rosendale. 658-8556.

Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun 7pm. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488.

Angelic Channeling 7pm-9pm. $15/$20. Mirabai of Woodstock, Woodstock.

679-2100.

Classes Modern/Ballet 4pm-5pm. Ages 9-11. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Sugars and Flours 6pm-9pm. 2 sessions, nutritional class. $69. Business Resource Center, Kingston. 339-2025.

Life Drawing 7:30pm-9:30pm. $13/$10. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.

Dance Blues and Dance Party with Big Joe Fitz 7pm. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.

Community Music Night 8pm-9:45pm. Six local singer-songwriters. Rosendale Cafe, Rosendale. 658-9048.

Push 8pm. The Harp & Whistle Restaurant and Pub, Newburgh. 565-4277.

WEDNESDAY 17 MARCH Body / Mind / Spirit Class For People With Health Challenges 9:30am-10:30am. Yoga on Duck Pond, Stone Ridge.

687-4836.

Diabetes Support Group 4:30pm-5:30pm. The Kingston Hospital Diabetes Education Center, Kingston. 334-4249.

Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun 7pm. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488.

Yoga for Strength, Balance, and Flexibility 7pm. $40 series/$12 class. Gardiner Library, Gardiner.

255-1255.

A Course in Miracle 7:30pm-9:30pm. Study group with Alice Broner.

Unitarian Fellowship, Poughkeepsie. 229-8391.

Classes Creative Movement 10am-11am. Ages 4-5. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Youth Program: Multi-Media Arts Program 3:30pm-6pm. $100-$150. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448.

African Drum 6pm-7pm. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz.

255-1559.

Adult Hebrew Class 6:30pm. Congregation Shir Chadash, LaGrange.

227-3327.

Cooking Vegetarian Class 7pm-9pm. $30. Garden Cafe, Woodstock. 679-3600.

Kids

Lady Bird, Pat & Betty: Tea for Three 7pm. One-woman show starring Elaine Bromka. $8.

Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge. 687-5263.

FRIDAY 19 MARCH Art Marks that Matter: Drawing in the Hudson Valley.

6pm-8pm. Muroff-Kotler Gallery, Stone Ridge.

687-5113.

Body / Mind / Spirit Evenings of Psychodrama 7:30pm. Finding balance. $7/$5 limited income.

Boughton Place, Highland. 255-7502.

Classes Scene Study 5pm-7pm. Ages 13-18. $200. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Learn to Meditate 7:30pm. Woodstock Community Center, Woodstock.

797-1218.

Dance

Music

The Jules & Rick Orchestra 11am-2pm. Mezzaluna Cafe, Saugerties. 246-5306.

Main Street Band 6:30pm. Dockside Grill, Athens. (518) 444-8080.

Push 7pm. Rock. Scruffy Murphy's Pub, Marlboro. 236-2822.

Joshua Morris 7pm. Irish music. Elsie's Place, Wallkill. 895-8975.

Ashley Davis and Cormac de Barra 7:30pm. Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling. 855-1300.

Open Mike 10:30pm. Oasis Cafe, New Paltz. 255-2400.

Workshops Writers Workshop: A Peer Critiquing Group 4pm-6pm. ASK Arts Center, Kingston. 399-5619.

THURSDAY 18 MARCH Body / Mind / Spirit Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun 10am. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488.

Self Healing with One Light Healing Touch 6:30pm-8pm. $15. Call for location. 687-2252.

Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun 7pm. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488.

Meditation with Maria Polhemus 7pm-8pm. Pawling Free Library, Pawling. 855-3444.

Classes Euro Dance for Seniors and Others 1:30pm-2:30pm. $5/$8 couple. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.

Improvisation 4pm-5pm. Ages 8-13. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Life Drawing 7:30pm-9:30pm. $13/$10. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.

Events

Film

Cuban Son --Past and Present 4pm. Quimbombo. Whittaker Hall, Newburgh.

569-3179.

Go Club 4pm-7pm. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, New Paltz.

255-8811.

Celtic Crossroads Concert 7:30pm. $30/$25. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845.

Theater

Music

Kids

Music

Conversations in French 11:30am-12:30pm. Pawling Free Library, Pawling.

855-3444.

All About the Health of Your Eyes 6:30pm. Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck.

(877) 729-2444.

Hip Hop Theatre Call for times. Bardavon Opera House, Poughkeepsie.

473-2072.

Japanese Imperial Court Dancing "Bugaku" 4pm-5pm. Featuring Arawana Hayashi. GomenKudasai Noodle Shop, New Paltz. 255-8811.

Master of Arts in Experiential Health and Healing: An Information Session 4pm-6pm. Stamford Center for Integrative Medicine and Wellness, Stamford, Connecticut. (203) 874-4252.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Call for times. Ulster Performing Arts Center, Kingston.

339-6088.

ToddlerTime 10:30am. Story hour, crafts and music for 18 months-3 years. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.

Spoken Word

Story Hour 10:30am. With crafts and music for ages 3-5. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.

Youth Media-Arts Workshop 3pm-6pm. Ages 12-16. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448.

The Literacy Connections 18th Annual Community Spelling Bee 9am-12pm. Marist College, Poughkeepsie. 452-8670.

Exploring the Integrative Care Continuum 4pm-6pm. An information session on a new certificate program. New Milford Hospital, New Milford, Connecticut. (203) 874-4252.

Events

Acoustic Thursdays with Kurt Henry 6pm. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.

Vickie Russell 8pm. Acoustic. Muddy Cup, New Paltz. 338-3881.

The Disco Biscuits 8pm. $31. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845.

Goddamn Gallows 9pm. Rock. The Basement, Kingston. 331-1116.

A Sea Change 7pm. $6. WAMC Linda Norris Auditorium, Albany.

(518) 465-5233.

Kids Child Development Check-Ups 10am-12pm. Morton Memorial Library, Rhinecliff.

876-2903.

Music Jam Session 1pm-2pm. Bring an instrument to play with other musicians. New York State Museum, Albany.

(518) 474-5877.

Mahjan Club 4pm-7pm. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, New Paltz.

255-8811.

Taylor Eigsti Call for times. Live@The Falcon, Marlboro.

David Kraai with Sean Powell 6pm. Steel House, Kingston. 338-7847.

Bruce Molskym 8pm. $15. Rosendale Cafe, Rosendale. 658-9048.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy 8pm. $29-$42. Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy.

(518) 273-0038.

Hank and the Skinny 3 8pm-11pm. Piggy Bank Restaurant, Beacon. 838-0028.

Shawn Colvin 8pm. Singer/songwriter. $34.50. The Egg, Albany.

(518) 473-1845.

Woodstock Chamber Orchestra 8pm. Dvorak's Concerto in B minor. $20/$5 students.

Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7216.

Frankie Gavin & De Dannan 8:30pm. Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling. 855-1300.

Murphy's Law 9pm. With Slipfist and White Knuckle Rodeo. The Basement, Kingston. 331-1116.

The Coverup Band 9pm. Rock. Pamela's on The Hudson, Newburgh.

562-4505.

The Acoustic Meltdown 9:30pm. Max's on Main, Beacon. 838-6288.

Di & Rich 10pm. Rock. Quiet Man Pub, Wappingers Falls.

298-1724.

Spoken Word Let the Waves Come in Threes 7:30pm. With Anna Dagmar Celebrating Women's History Month. $7. BeanRunner Cafe, Peekskill.

(914) 737-1701.

Theater Oliver 7:30pm. The Stissing Theatre Guild. $12/$10 students and seniors. Stissing Mountain High School, Pine Plains. (518) 398-1272.

7 Stories 8pm. Half Moon Theater. $20/$18 students and seniors. Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center, Poughkeepsie.

486-4571.

Opus 8pm. Mohonk Mountain Stage Company. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.

Rent 8pm. $22/$20 seniors and children. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.

Urban Guerilla Theatre 9pm. $10-$20. WAMC Linda Norris Auditorium, Albany.

(518) 465-5233.

Workshops Art for Relaxation Painting Workshop 12pm. $25. Wings Gallery and Shop, Rosendale. www.wingsart.org.

SATURDAY 20 MARCH Art Solo Exhibit by Tarryl Gabel 5:30pm-12am. Mill Street Loft, Poughkeepsie.

471-7477.

theater air pirates radio theater peggy ellis Alan Andrews, Holly Gobelez, and Kate Brannan, of Air Pirates Radio Theater. Air Pirates kicks off their season in Sugar Loaf on March 20.

Radio Theater Killed the Video Star Six people stroll on stage. Dressed in black, scripts bundled in their fists, they stand in front of individual microphones. There’s a girl stage right. You’re waiting for her to hold up your cue card. And when you see it you’ll manipulate the prop you’ve been given.

After all, you drove to Sugar Loaf to watch the Air Pirates Radio Theater perform a staged old-time radio broadcast. Just like Grandma and Grandpop used to do in their living rooms before the glory of the TV—but now with a tad more edge.

Paul Ellis, producer, founder, director, writer, and jack-of-all-trades for the Air Pirates Radio Theater, created the company nearly six years ago. His motto—“comedy, comedy, comedy”—is showcased through six seemingly schizophrenic cast members. Since some play multiple roles in one script, you watch them virtually argue with themselves, changing only their voices but inhabiting completely different personas.

One play, “Herb Marks, Freelancer” is based on 1940’s noir. Through the crass vernacular of a sleazy bar and a whiskey drenched voice is born Herb Marks—midget.

He’s also a freelance detective. And he just happens to be played by a 22-year-old girl.

With your eyes closed, the possibilities are endless.

Ellis’s scripts follow traditional radio show genres: detective, science fiction, and western. But these scripts are dependent upon their audience. At Air Pirates, you don’t just watch a show, you help create it. “The audience gets to clank the chains and creak the doors—without their participation the show can’t move forward,” explains Ellis. By

scouring flea markets, dollar stores, and construction warehouses, Ellis discovers sound props amidst mundanity. “If you see a guy in Home Depot clinking and clicking things, playing with a cheese grater and banging a rubber spatula, that’s probably me,” says Ellis. At the beginning of every performance, each audience member is given a prop (from a glass of milk and a straw to coconuts to the zipper on your pants) and a sound cue (blow, suck, clap, zip). When the cue-card girl holds up the card, you blow into your glass of milk , clank your coconuts, or unzip your pants into the microphone. Half the hilarity, Ellis says, is in the mystery of what your prop is going to do—the bubbles in your milk morphing to a bong rip, for instance.

Ellis sees Air Pirates as a way to palpably interact in this digital age of Facebook and MySpace. There’s a lack of human connection that Ellis sees people desperate for. He jokes about people “going out for tomatoes. How it’s urgent that [they] Twitter about it.”

Air Pirates gets the audience and actors involved, and if you make a mistake that’s fine, say Ellis. “That’s better! If people aren’t laughing something’s not working.”

The Air Pirates Radio Theater will start their season off on March 20 at 8pm with “Space Cadet: Is This the Beginning?” at the Lycian Center in Sugar Loaf. $15. A live broadcast can be heard on WTBQ 99.1 FM or www.wtbq.com. (845) 469-7563. For free downloads of past Air Pirates shows, go to www.airpiratesradiotheater.com.

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Lifelike 6pm-8pm. An exhibition including work by Ching Ho Cheng, Lynn Itzkowitz, Camilo Kerrigan, Joy Taylor and Lucio Pozzi. BCB Art, Hudson. (518) 828-4539.

As The World Turns 6pm-9pm. Group show. Arts Upstairs, Phoenicia.

688-2142.

Body / Mind / Spirit Sharing Shabbat 9am-10:30am. Religious school for children and Torah study. Congregation Shir Chadash, LaGrange.

227-3327.

Spring Detox Workshop 10am-12pm. $45. Dr Tom's Tonics, Rhinebeck.

876-5556.

Classes Creative Movement 9am-10am. Ages 5-7. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Storytelling 10am-11am. Ages 8-10. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Poetry Masks 11am-1pm. Ages 9-12, exploring voice work and mask development to support a character. $175. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Hudson Valley Community Reiki 11am-1pm. New Paltz Community Center, New Paltz.

616-1219.

Dance Aszure Barton & Artists 8pm. Modern dance. $24/$20 seniors/$12 children.

The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845.

Freestyle Frolic 8:30pm-1am. Barefoot, smoke-, drug-, alcohol-free. $5/$2 teens and seniors/children free. Knights of Columbus, Kingston. 658-8319.

Events WGXC Benefit Call for times. The Spotty Dog Books and Ale, Hudson.

(518) 671-6006.

Outdoor Gear Spring Swap and Sell 10am-2pm. Hyde Park Drive-In, Hyde Park. 473-4440 ext. 273.

Black Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association Of Albany Award Ceremony 1pm. WAMC Linda Norris Auditorium, Albany.

(518) 465-5233.

Kids The Robinsons Wildlife World 10:30am. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.

Music Beat the Donkey Call for times. Opener-Joshua Morris. Live@The Falcon, Marlboro.

The Romantic Bach 6pm. $35/$10 students. Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

(413) 528-0100.

The Romantic Bach 6pm. Close Encounters With Music. $35/$35/$10 students. Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, Massachusetts. (413) 528-0100.

Sage 7:30pm. All women's jazz ensemble. $15. BeanRunner Cafe, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701.

Andy Stack and Chris Lind 8pm. $8. Spire Studios, Beacon.

Helen Avakian 8pm. Acoustic. Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville.

647-3000.

Joy Kills Sorrow 8pm. $12. Rosendale Cafe, Rosendale. 658-9048.

Woodstock Chamber Orchestra 8pm. Dvorak's Concerto in B minor. $20/$5 students.

Pointe of Praise Family Life Center, Kingston. 246-7045.

Lisa Dudley 8pm. Morton Memorial Library, Rhinecliff. 876-2903.

The Whiskey River Band 8:30pm. Rock. Pamela's on The Hudson, Newburgh.

562-4505.

Vaneece Thomas 8:30pm. Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling. 855-1300.

We Must Be 8:30pm. Tin Pan Alley, Red Hook. 758-4545.

DJ Ean Nice 9pm. 80's night. The Basement, Kingston. 331-1116.

The Trapps 9pm. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.

Spoken Word Poetry and Fiction Readings from Jana Martin and Frank Boyer 7pm. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, New Paltz. 255-8300.

Theater Oliver 7:30pm. The Stissing Theatre Guild. $12/$10 students and seniors. Stissing Mountain High School, Pine Plains.

(518) 398-1272.

Rent 8pm. $22/$20 seniors and children. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.

7 Stories 8pm. Half Moon Theater. $20/$18 students and seniors.

Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center, Poughkeepsie. 486-4571.

Fort Salem Theater presents The Singing Anchors 8pm. $25. WAMC Linda Norris Auditorium, Albany.

(518) 465-5233.

Opus 8pm. Mohonk Mountain Stage Company. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.

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Space Cadet: Is This the Beginning 8pm. The Air Pirates Radio Theater. $15. Lycian Center, Sugar Loaf. 469-2287.

Workshops Borders & Pots with Pizzazz 10am-1pm. $47/$42 members. Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. (800) 322-6924.

Ikebana Flower Arrangement Lesson 10am-12pm. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, New Paltz.

255-8811.

Plant Drawing: Quick and Simple!

10am-4:30pm. Next session Mar. 27. $186/$168 members. Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Center for Science and Computation, Annandale-onHudson. (800) 322-6924.

Tarot Journey: Discovering Simple, Yet Profound Tarot Reading 2pm-4pm. $15/$20. Mirabai of Woodstock, Woodstock.

679-2100.

SUNDAY 21 MARCH Art Student-Curated Exhibitions 1pm-4pm. Exhibitions and projects with leading and emerging artists. CCS Bard, Annandale. 758-7598.

Body / Mind / Spirit World Meditation Call for times. Peace Village Learning and Retreat, Haines Falls. (518) 589-5000.

The Metaphysical Center Interfaith Worship Service 11:30am. Prayer, meditation and lecture. Guardian Building, Poughkeepsie. 471-4993.

Classes Life Drawing Workshop 10am-1pm. $135/$120 series, $10 session. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-1438.

Art & Imagination in the Illustrated Passover Haggadah 7pm. Congregation Shir Chadash, LaGrange. 227-3327.

Dance West Coast Swing/California Mix Dance 5:30pm-9pm. Workshop (5:40-6:40), beginners lesson (6:40-7), dance to DJs (7-9). $12 workshop/$8 dance/$6 FT students. White Eagle Hall, Kingston. (914) 475-0803.

Music Family Concert and Dance Party 2pm. Featuring performances by Elizabeth Mitchell, Grenadilla, and Dog on Fleas. $8. High Meadow School, Stone Ridge. 687-4855.

Pianist Inna Faliks 2:30pm. Trail Mix concert series. Olive Free Library, West Shokan. 657-6864.

Cypress String Quartet 3pm. Presented by Newburgh Chamber Music. $20/$5 students. St. George's Church, Newburgh. 562-1861.

Lee Shaw Trio 3pm. Saugerties Pro Music concert. $12/$10 seniors.

Saugerties United Methodist Church, Saugerties.

246-5021.

Woodstock Chamber Orchestra 3pm. Dvorak's Concerto in B minor. $20/$5 students.

The Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. 246-7045.

Adrian O'Leary 3:30pm. Irish and Celtic. Elsie's Place, Wallkill. 895-8975.

Unplugged Acoustic Open Mike 4pm. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz.

255-1559.

A Singer-Songwriter Sunday Afternoon 4:30pm-6pm. With Kathleen Pemble and the Cold Spring Band. $5. BeanRunner Cafe, Peekskill.

(914) 737-1701.

Adam Levy and the Mint Imperials 7:30pm. $12. Howland Cultural Center, Beacon.

831-4988.

High Meadow School Benefit Featuring John Medeski 8pm. $40/$75. High Meadow School, Stone Ridge.

687-4855.

Spoken Word Naturopathic Medicine and the Holistic Approach 2pm. Dr. Sam Schikowitz. The Living Seed, New Paltz.

594-6822.

Theater Oliver 2pm. The Stissing Theatre Guild. $12/$10 students and seniors. Stissing Mountain High School, Pine Plains.

(518) 398-1272.

7 Stories 3pm. Half Moon Theater. $20/$18 students and seniors.

Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center, Poughkeepsie. 486-4571.

Rent 4pm. $22/$20 seniors and children. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.

Cirque Le Masque 4pm. Circus theater. Lycian Center, Sugar Loaf.

469-2287.

Workshops Mindful Dream Catcher Workshop by Francine Glasser 2pm. $20. Wings Gallery and Shop, Rosendale. www.wingsart.org.

MONDAY 22 MARCH Body / Mind / Spirit Vinyasa Hatha Yoga 10:30am. $40 series/$12 class. Gardiner Library, Gardiner. 255-1255.

Learn to Meditate! Raja Yoga Meditation 6pm-7:30pm. Peace Village Learning and Retreat, Haines Falls. (518) 589-5000.

Classes Handmade Tiles 10am-12pm. Through May 10. Women's Studio Workshop Gallery, Rosendale. 658-9133.

Modern/Ballet 4pm-5pm. Ages 6-8. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck.

876-6470.

Modern Dance 5:30pm-7:15pm. A basic, thorough, modern dance class w/ center & floor work, traveling combinations & phrases. $12. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Learn to Draw 7pm-9pm. Howland Cultural Center, Beacon. 831-4988.

Events Exploring the Integrative Care Continuum 4pm-6pm. An information session on a new certificate program. New Milford Hospital, New Milford, Connecticut. (203) 874-4252.

Hudson Juggling Club 6pm-9pm. Informal practice session for jugglers and prop manipulators. John L. Edwards Elementary School, Hudson. (518) 828-7470.

Music Celtic Session 7:30pm. Traditional Irish music. New World Home Cooking, Saugerties. 246-0900.

TUESDAY 23 MARCH Art Warwick Art League Session 9:30am-12pm. Paint, draw and more from your own set-up or photos. Greenwood Lake Public Library, Greenwood Lake. 544-3056.

Silent Walks on the Half-Moon 6pm. Leads participants on a group silent walk through the woods at the base of Storm King Mountain. Storm King Trail Head, Cornwall. 304-3142.

Body / Mind / Spirit Shambhala Buddhist Meditation Instruction and Sitting Practice 6pm-7pm. Sky Lake Lodge, Rosendale. 658-8556.

Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun 7pm. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488.

Classes Handbuilding 10am-1pm. Through May 11. Women's Studio Workshop Gallery, Rosendale. 658-9133.

Modern/Ballet 4pm-5pm. Ages 9-11. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Advanced Wheel 6pm-9pm. Through May 11. Women's Studio Workshop Gallery, Rosendale. 658-9133.

Life Drawing 7:30pm-9:30pm. $13/$10. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.

Kids ToddlerTime 10:30am. Story hour, crafts and music for 18 months-3 years. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.

Music HVP Young People's Concerts Call for times. Bardavon Opera House, Poughkeepsie.

473-2072.

Go Club 4pm-7pm. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, New Paltz.

255-8811.

Eddie Fingerhut 8pm. Acoustic. Rosendale Cafe, Rosendale. 658-9048.

Push 8pm. The Harp & Whistle Restaurant and Pub, Newburgh. 565-4277.

Workshops Own Your Future: Planning for your Retirement 6:30pm-8pm. Pawling Free Library, Pawling. 855-3444.

WEDNESDAY 24 MARCH Body / Mind / Spirit Class For People With Health Challenges 9:30am-10:30am. Yoga on Duck Pond, Stone Ridge.

687-4836.

W.A.K.E. Meetings: Alert, Well And Keeping Energetic!

6pm-8pm. Benedictine Hospital, Kingston. 334-3077.

Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun 7pm. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488.

Yoga for Strength, Balance, and Flexibility 7pm. $40 series/$12 class. Gardiner Library, Gardiner.

255-1255.

Classes Creative Movement 10am-11am. Ages 4-5. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Youth Program: Multi-Media Arts Program 3:30pm-6pm. $100-$150. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448.

African Drum 6pm-7pm. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz.

255-1559.

Adult Hebrew Class 6:30pm. Congregation Shir Chadash, LaGrange.

227-3327.

Cooking Vegetarian Class 7pm-9pm. $30. Garden Cafe, Woodstock. 679-3600.

Events Health Fair 11am-3pm. MSMC Health Services. Hudson Hall, Newburgh. 569-3152.

Learning about Intermittent Woodland Pools 7pm-8pm. Pawling Free Library, Pawling. 855-3444.

Kids Story Hour 10:30am. With crafts and music for ages 3-5. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.

Youth Media-Arts Workshop 3pm-6pm. Ages 12-16. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448.

Music HVP Young People's Concerts Call for times. Bardavon Opera House, Poughkeepsie.

473-2072.

Helen Avakian 8pm. Acoustic. Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville. 647-3000.

Open Mike 10:30pm. Oasis Cafe, New Paltz. 255-2400.

THURSDAY 25 MARCH Body / Mind / Spirit Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun 10am. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488.

Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun 7pm. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488.

Introductory Presentation: The Call of Soul 7:30pm-8:30pm. Newburgh Mall, Newburgh.

(800) 749-7791 ext. 2.

Classes Euro Dance for Seniors and Others 1:30pm-2:30pm. $5/$8 couple. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.

Improvisation 4pm-5pm. Ages 8-13. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Beginning Wheel 6pm-9pm. Through May 13. Women's Studio Workshop Gallery, Rosendale. 658-9133.

Life Drawing 7:30pm-9:30pm. $13/$10. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.

Events CRUMBS Night Out at The Linda 7pm. WAMC Linda Norris Auditorium, Albany.

(518) 465-5233.

Film The Woodstock Film Festival 4pm. Meira Blaustein. Villa Library, Newburgh. 569-3290.

Music HVP Young People's Concerts Call for times. Ulster Performing Arts Center, Kingston.

339-6088.

Jam Session 1pm-2pm. Bring an instrument to play with other musicians. New York State Museum, Albany.

(518) 474-5877.

Mahjan Club 4pm-7pm. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, New Paltz.

255-8811.

Acoustic Thursdays with Kurt Henry 6pm. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.

Spoken Word Conversations in French 11:30am-12:30pm. Pawling Free Library, Pawling.

855-3444.

Shalom Auslander 5:30pm. Pawling Free Library, Pawling. 855-3444.

Taking Care of Your Veins 6:30pm. Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck.

(877) 729-2444.

FRIDAY 26 MARCH Body / Mind / Spirit Raja Yoga Meditation 7pm-9pm. $15/$20. Mirabai of Woodstock, Woodstock.

679-2100.

Classes Scene Study 5pm-7pm. Ages 13-18. $200. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Dance Swing Dance Bash with Gordon Webster Trio 6:30pm-11:30pm. Workshop: New Take on a Great Dance, lesson, and music by The Gordon Webster Trio. $15 workshop/$15 dance/$10 FT student dance.

Poughkeepsie Tennis Club, Poughkeepsie. www. hudsonvalleydance.org.

Events Women's Wellness Weekend Call for times. Frost Valley YMCA, Claryville.

985-2291 ext. 205.

Shabbat Dinner 6pm. Followed by a special musical service.

Congregation Shir Chadash, LaGrange. 227-3327.

A Little Space for Artists 7pm-8pm. Pawling Free Library, Pawling. 855-3444.

Film The Almost Famous Film Festival 7:30pm. Local film makers show their works, make connections, and meet industry professionals. $5 video submission/$2 admission. Seven21 Media Center, Kingston. 331-0551.

Music Jay Collins and the Kings County Band Call for times. Opener- Todd Mihan. Live@The Falcon, Marlboro.

Deb Martin 7pm. Acoustic. Inquiring Mind/Muddy Cup, Saugerties.

246-5775.

music world view Gaetano Salvadore World View, featuring vocalist Falu, performs at The Falcon in Marlboro on March 5.

Weltanschauung Weltanschauung is German for “world view”—it’s the framework of ideas an individual uses to interpret and interact with their reality. Fittingly, it’s also the name of the eclectic band playing at the Falcon in Marlboro on March 5. With their diverse backgrounds, World View is an unbridled ethnic mash-up. There’s a strange, chaotically beautiful beat behind the vocals, and an awkward array of improvisations—a sporadic, jazz bopping—being drummed in the background. There’s candor in the delivery.

Falguni Shah, known as Falu, leads the band. She recently performed at the White House alongside A. R. Rahman at President Obama’s first state dinner. Falu has lent her voice to multiple movies and shows (GEO Sessions, Fearless Music, and Born into Brothels) and sang in 2003 for the Dalai Lama. She intricately blends together rock and classical Indian music; the voracious simplicity of Falu’s vocal styling and the languid movement in the lyrics creates a dreamscape of sound.

Her voice is coupled with the mellow ride yielded by Jason Miles; searching his keyboard for the notes to accompany Falu’s provocative voice. A Grammy Award-winning producer, he’s worked with greats from Miles Davis to Michael Jackson.

Cyro Baptista’s also lends his extraordinary talent to World View. Having toured with Yo-Yo Ma’s “Brazil Project” and worldwide with Sting in 2001, he also spent two years

globetrotting with Paul Simon’s “Rhythm of the Saints” tour. He’s even played with the likes of Jay-Z and Snoop Dogg. Baptista began playing percussion at the ripe age of six. His first instrument was a coconut. After arriving in the US from his native Brazil, he soon became the most sought after percussionist in the world. His sound has conjured up six Grammys.

World View will be performing at the Falcon’s new incarnation, a renovated 19thcentury button factory. The Falcon is equipped with acoustic upgrades, a 24’ by 16’ stage, and world-class light and sound systems. The bar room was entirely renovated from recycled materials—with a shuffleboard table taking on a second life as a bar.

The restaurant is now up and running, offering food pairings to go along with the performances in celebration of the different cultures behind the music. Come early as they don’t take reservations.

World View will be performing at the Falcon in Malboro on March 5 at 8pm. Doors, bar, and table service will open at 6pm, with Elijah Tucker opening at 7pm. The show is free, but the Falcon donation box will be out to support the musicians. 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. (845) 236-7824; www.liveatthefalcon.com.

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film american artifact

Poster Children Promoter Chet Helms, Bill Graham’s chief rival during those heady days of early concerts by the Jefferson Airplane, Santana, the Grateful Dead, and other bands at San Francisco’s Avalon and Fillmore ballrooms, had a revelation after learning that the ornate posters advertising the shows were disappearing as fast as he was putting them up. “People began to steal them,” Helms recalled. “It took me three weeks to get beyond anger and frustration with that and to realize that that was the signal of our success, that the most we could hope for was to create posters that people would rip off the walls. When we had that going, we were really moving.” Besides building the buzz about the concerts, Helms and his peers had created the rock poster-collecting movement.

Newburgh documentarian Merle Becker’s American Artifact is an eye-dazzling look at the first 50 years of American rock-’n’-roll posters and the lives, methods, and attitudes of their creators. Using her own narration and colorful commentary from the artists, Becker’s film examines the utilitarian “boxing match”-style showbills of the 1950s; weaves its way through the swirling 1960s psychedelic works of San Francisco’s “Big Five” (Alton Kelley, Stanley Mouse, Victor Moscoso, Wes Wilson, and Rick Griffin) and their Detroit contemporary Gary Grimshaw; tears into the—literally—cut-and-paste punk fliers of the ’70s and ’80s; and finally explodes into the retina-blasting, neon-bright conceptions of ’90s stalwarts like Frank Kozik, COOP, and Art Chantry, and the newer wave of artists they inspired. A perfect storm for fans of art, music, and graphic design, American Artifact is a captivating and long-overdue tour through one of pop culture’s most fascinating sub genres.

A double-DVD edition of American Artifact, featuring nearly two hours of extras, will be released by Freakfilms on March 27. A free release party and film screening will take place on the same day at the Wherehouse in Newburgh. (845) 325-6708; www.freakfilms.com.

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Before you had the idea to make a film on rock poster art, how familiar were you with the genre?

I wasn’t a poster collector at all, and, really, I wasn’t that familiar with the rock-poster genre. My background was in music programming for television (MTV, Fuse, VH1). I’ve always been into music imagery; music videos, album covers, etc. The eye opener for me was when I came across The Art of Modern Rock (2004, Chronicle Books), which is a huge coffee-table book of modern rock posters. Up until that point, I was only familiar with the Fillmore-era posters, and I wasn’t really aware that there were all these kids doing silkscreen rock posters for bands today. That book was the spark that gave me the idea to do the film.

Which artists from the book jumped out at you the most, and why?

I remember initially being drawn to Justin Hampton’s work. He has a very “comic book” style, and does some really striking musician portraits. I was blown away by EMEK’s work, as well (see his Decemberists poster). EMEK puts an incredible amount of thought into every piece, and you always notice some new, cool detail each time you look at one of his posters. I have an appreciation for work that you can look at over and over and notice something different each time. (And, in many ways, I try to do this in my filmmaking.) But, honestly, during the production of American Artifact I had a different “favorite” artist every week, usually depending on which section of the film I happened to be working on at the moment.

While the medium has its roots in circus, rodeo, and boxing posters, and many rock artists were inspired by hot rod art, comics, and the art nouveau and pop art movements, it’s always seemed to me that the real precursors to modern concert posters were the ornate sheet music covers of the early 20th century.

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ABOVE: Winston Smith, Dead Kennedys; Frank Kozik, Green Girl OPPOSITE: EMEK, Deathcab For Cutie

Like rock concert posters, they also aimed to evoke the feel of the music while simultaneously advertising it. Was this something that ever came up during the making of American Artifact? Has any vintage sheet music ever caught your eye?

It’s interesting that you mention sheet music art. It’s another area that often gets overlooked! Sheet music art and album [LP] art could be the subjects for their own documentaries, for sure. As far as sheet music art catching my eye, yes; it all does. Music videos, album covers, sheet music art—I’m a little obsessive when it comes to music and music imagery. A good example of this would be my first job out of film school, which was on the MTV show “Beavis & ButtHead.” It was my daily duty to pick out the music videos that would appear on the show. I’d have to go through the MTV video library and find old or obscure music videos and watch them all day and take notes for the producers on whether or not they might be good videos for Beavis and ButtHead to talk about. Most people would have slit their wrists after a few days of watching one bad music video after another. I loved it, though, and I did this job for a long time. I love to see how a visual artist relates his or her work to music. A recipe for good music imagery is something that you can’t really put your finger on. It either works or it doesn’t, and there’s no inbetween. A successful music video or rock poster resonates and grabs you. If it doesn’t “work,” you’re bored to tears.

One interesting thread in the film is in how the earliest rock ’n’ roll posters, from the 1950s, were done by in-house artists whose names are now lost to time using the letterpress methods of companies like Nashville’s Hatch Show Print. Have you seen any evidence of a return to simpler, more primitive designs, or do you think the splashy-colored genie is out of the bottle for good? Do you see a cycle with poster art?

There are so many artists doing rock posters today that it’s very hard to isolate one sort of “style” representative of our era. Today, you see a lot of muted colors and

simpler designs (like Jay Ryan), as well as throwbacks to art nouveau (Chuck Sperry), cut-and-paste Americana (Print Mafia), and in-your-face, colorful, pure “rock ’n’ roll” designs (Mike Martin). The diversity, I think, can be explained by the technology and the mainstream nature of rock these days. Today, there’s a rock club on every corner, and most people have access to a computer. There are so many kids doing posters today, which means there is much more diversity of styles.

With most bands promoting their shows online today, many would say the days of concert posters are on the wane. What’s your take?

Most of the artists recognize that rock posters today are being used less for advertising, and instead serve more as collector’s items for music enthusiasts. So the fact that MySpace and Facebook now serve as advertising for bands hasn’t really affected rock poster sales. The popularity of mp3s, however, has. Many artists [in the film] talked about how you used to have a nice big piece of art when you bought a record album. Then it was shrunk down to a CD-size picture and all but disappeared when people started buying music in mp3 form. Rock posters today have sort of filled the void that was created when LPs became less popular. Kids today still want a cool image that is associated with their favorite music, so they can hang it on their wall and piss off their parents.

Prior to American Artifact, you worked on films about politics in Newburgh (2004’s Saving Newburgh) and rock bassists (2002’s Rising Low). What’s next?

I’m working on a few ideas. One is another rock doc (which is currently under negotiation, so I’m not quite ready to talk about it). Honestly, it’s been a little difficult to focus on the next project while touring with American Artifact. But once the DVD is released I’ll have a little more time, and I’ll be back to the drawing board (no pun intended).

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Megan Kraiza & Kyle Miller 7pm-9pm. Folk and blues. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, New Paltz. 255-8811.

Esopus Musicalia Chamber Music Concert 7:30pm. $15/$12 members, seniors and children.

Woodstock Artists Association and Museum, Woodstock. 679-2940.

Jon Pousette-Dart 7:30pm. Folk-rock. $15. BeanRunner Cafe, Peekskill.

(914) 737-1701.

Frank Vignola's Hot Club 8pm. $15. Rosendale Cafe, Rosendale. 658-9048.

David Garrett 8pm. Violinist. $29.50. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845.

John Medeski Solo Piano Concert 8pm. $30. High Meadow School, Stone Ridge.

687-4855.

Michael Bolton: One World One Love 2010 Tour 8pm. Proctor's Theatre, Schenectady. (518) 346-6204.

The Clark Johnson Trio and Black Mountain Symphony 8pm. Singer/songwriter and folk. $5. New Paltz Cultural Collective, New Paltz. 255-1901.

Ramblin Jug Stompers 8pm. $12. Howland Cultural Center, Beacon. 831-4988.

Renee Anne Louprette 8pm. Organ recital. Vassar College, Poughkeepsie.

437-7294.

Stephen Kaiser Group 8pm. Jazz. The Depot, Cold Spring. 265-5000.

Organist Renee Anne Louprette 8pm. Martel Theater, Poughkeepsie. 437-5902.

Debbie Davis Blues Band 8:30pm. Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling. 855-1300.

Hurley Mountain Highway 8:30pm. Rock. Pamela's on The Hudson, Newburgh.

562-4505.

Reality Check 9pm. Rock. Quiet Man Pub, Wappingers Falls.

298-1724.

The Jo's 9pm. Piggy Bank Restaurant, Beacon. 838-0028.

We Must Be 9pm. $5. The Black Swan, Tivoli. 757-3777.

Music

Classes

Met Live in HD: Hamlet Call for times. Bardavon Opera House, Poughkeepsie.

473-2072.

Senior Recital 1:30pm. Sarah Goldfeather '10 with pianist Anna Polonsky. Martel Theater, Poughkeepsie. 437-5902.

Reality Check 6pm. Rock. The Wherehouse Restaurant, Newburgh.

561-7240.

Tamm E. Hunt Sings the Billie Holiday Songbook 7:30pm. $15/$20 at the door. BeanRunner Cafe, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701.

An Evening with Maria Zemantauski and the Hudson Valley Philharmonic String Quartet 8pm. $25. Ritz Theater, Newburgh. 562-6940 ext. 107.

Vassar College Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chorus 8pm. Martel Theater, Poughkeepsie. 437-5902.

Landlines 8pm. $5. The Spotty Dog Books and Ale, Hudson.

(518) 671-6006.

The Acoustic Meltdown 8pm. Pamela's on The Hudson, Newburgh. 562-4505.

God Forbid, Kittie, Painmask, and Karascene 8pm. Hard, metal. The Chance Theater, Poughkeepsie.

486-0223.

Caravan of Thieves 8:30pm. Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling. 855-1300.

High Falls For Haiti Relief Concert 9pm. $15. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.

We Must Be 11pm. $5. Oasis Cafe, New Paltz. 255-2400.

Modern/Ballet 4pm-5pm. Ages 6-8. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck.

876-6470.

Modern Dance 5:30pm-7:15pm. A basic, thorough, modern dance class w/ center & floor work, traveling combinations & phrases. $12. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

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Classes

Spoken Word

Playing the Game of Google 11am-4pm. $325. Search engine tips from Doug Motel.

Beahive Kingston. www.thegameofbusiness.com.

Fruit Tree Pruning and Training Workshop 12pm-4pm. $90/$81 members. Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. (800) 322-6924.

Read for Food 7pm. Featuring poet William Seaton. Boughton Place, Highland. readforfood@gmail.com.

Theater Rent 8pm. $22/$20 seniors and children. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.

Opus 8pm. Mohonk Mountain Stage Company. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.

Workshops Art for Relaxation Painting Workshop 12pm. $25. Wings Gallery and Shop, Rosendale. www.wingsart.org.

SATURDAY 27 MARCH Body / Mind / Spirit Access Your Healing Potential Weekend Call for times. Exploring the spiritual art of hands-on energy healing allowing you to live fully present in the body and release old emotional and physical blockages. $200. Call for location. 687-2252.

Live Powerfully! Discover and Use Your Inner Powers 2pm-4pm. Peace Village Learning and Retreat, Haines Falls. (518) 589-5000.

Shamanism 3pm-5pm. Introduction to the Shamanic Journey a three-part series. $50/$150 series. Dr Tom's Tonics, Rhinebeck. 876-5556.

Sufi Healing Circle 4pm. Sufi chanting and prayer. Woodstock Sufi Center, Woodstock. 679-7215.

Classes Creative Movement 9am-10am. Ages 5-7. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Storytelling 10am-11am. Ages 8-10. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Poetry Masks 11am-1pm. Ages 9-12, exploring voice work and mask development to support a character. $175. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Raising Chickens 101 1pm-4pm. $49. SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge. 339-2025.

Dance 27th Annual Festival of Dance 8pm. Ulster Ballet Company. $15-$18. Ulster Performing Arts Center, Kingston. 339-6088.

Events 3rd Annual Chocolate Festival 11am-5pm. $5. John S. Burke Catholic H.S., Goshen.

361-3027.

American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art DVD Release Party 7:30pm. The Wherehouse Restaurant, Newburgh.

561-7240.

Kids Chess and Backgammon with Peter Irwin 10:30am-12pm. Ages 7-teen. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.

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Yasmil Raymond on Donald Judd 1pm. Gallery talk. Dia: Beacon, Beacon. 400-0100.

Theater Rent 8pm. $22/$20 seniors and children. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.

Opus 8pm. Mohonk Mountain Stage Company. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.

Workshops

SUNDAY 28 MARCH Body / Mind / Spirit ECK Worship Service 11am-12pm. Newburgh Mall, Newburgh. (800) 749-7791 ext. 2.

The Metaphysical Center Interfaith Worship Service 11:30am. Prayer, meditation and lecture. Guardian Building, Poughkeepsie. 471-4993.

Classes Life Drawing Workshop 10am-1pm. $135/$120 series, $10 session. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-1438.

Events Bowl For Kids' Sake 12pm-5pm. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County fundraiser. Bowling Time Lanes, New Windsor.

562-5900.

Indian Spring Festival 3pm-5pm. Bharata Natyam by Liza Joseph & Dina Shah. Whittaker Hall, Newburgh. 569-3179.

Hudson Valley Hunger Banquet 5pm-7pm. Presented by eleven hunger relief organizations in the Hudson Valley. $35. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700.

Music Los Lobos with Leo Kottke Call for times. Bardavon Opera House, Poughkeepsie.

473-2072.

Peabody Piano Trio Call for times. $30/$10. Howland Cultural Center, Beacon. 831-4988.

Jazz at the Falls 12pm. The Rick Altman Trio. High Falls Cafe, High Falls.

687-2699.

The Dancing Crane Ensemble 3pm. Senior and Community Center, Montgomery.

457-9867.

Theater Rent 4pm. $22/$20 seniors and children. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.

Workshops Mindful Dream Catcher Workshop by Francine Glasser 2pm. $20. Wings Gallery and Shop, Rosendale. www.wingsart.org.

MONDAY 29 MARCH Body / Mind / Spirit Vinyasa Hatha Yoga 10:30am. $40 series/$12 class. Gardiner Library, Gardiner. 255-1255.

Learn to Meditate! Raja Yoga Meditation 6pm-7:30pm. Peace Village Learning and Retreat, Haines Falls. (518) 589-5000.

Events Hudson Juggling Club 6pm-9pm. Informal practice session for jugglers and prop manipulators. John L. Edwards Elementary School, Hudson. (518) 828-7470.

Music Celtic Session 7:30pm. Traditional Irish music. New World Home Cooking, Saugerties. 246-0900.

TUESDAY 30 MARCH Art Warwick Art League Session 9:30am-12pm. Paint, draw and more from your own set-up or photos. Greenwood Lake Public Library, Greenwood Lake. 544-3056.

THURSDAY 1 APRIL Classes Euro Dance for Seniors and Others 1:30pm-2:30pm. $5/$8 couple. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.

Improvisation 4pm-5pm. Ages 8-13. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Life Drawing 7:30pm-9:30pm. $13/$10. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.

Music Jam Session 1pm-2pm. Bring an instrument to play with other musicians. New York State Museum, Albany.

(518) 474-5877.

Rick Z 6:30pm. Acoustic. Keegan Ales, Kingston. 331-2739.

Angelique Kidjo 8pm. $37/$29/$25/$20. Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy. (518) 273-0038.

FRIDAY 2 APRIL

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Shambhala Buddhist Meditation Instruction and Sitting Practice 6pm-7pm. Sky Lake Lodge, Rosendale. 658-8556.

Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun 7pm. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488.

Betsy Jacaruso: Watercolors 5pm-8pm. Duck Pond Gallery, Port Ewen. 338-5580

Modern/Ballet 4pm-5pm. Ages 9-11. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Life Drawing 7:30pm-9:30pm. $13/$10. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.

Kids ToddlerTime 10:30am. Story hour, crafts and music for 18 months3 years. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.

Music Go Club 4pm-7pm. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, New Paltz.

255-8811.

Community Music Night 8pm-9:45pm. Six local singer-songwriters. Rosendale Cafe, Rosendale. 658-9048.

Push 8pm. The Harp & Whistle Restaurant and Pub, Newburgh. 565-4277.

Fast Track 9pm. The Basement, Kingston. 331-1116.

WEDNESDAY 31 MARCH

Classes Scene Study 5pm-7pm. Ages 13-18. $200. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Music An Evening of All John Coltrane with Bob Meyer and the Youth Quartet 7:30pm. $10. BeanRunner Cafe, Peekskill.

(914) 737-1701.

Mahagonny Ensemble 8pm. Martel Theater, Poughkeepsie. 437-5902.

Anthony Nisi 9pm. Acoustic. The Starr Bar, Rhinebeck. 876-6816.

Theater Community Playback Theater 8pm. Improvisation of audience stories. $8. Boughton Place, Highland. 691-4118.

Workshops Art for Relaxation Painting Workshop 12pm. $25. Wings Gallery and Shop, Rosendale. www.wingsart.org.

SATURDAY 3 APRIL Art Eileen Cowin: Video and Photography 6pm-8pm. Posie Kiviat Gallery, Hudson. (917) 456-7496.

Art

Classes

Dutchess Arts Camp Open House 4:30pm-6:30pm. St. Paul's Parish Hall, Red Hook.

471-7477.

Creative Movement 9am-10am. Ages 5-7. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Storytelling 10am-11am. Ages 8-10. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Poetry Masks 11am-1pm. Ages 9-12, exploring voice work and mask development to support a character. $175. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Body / Mind / Spirit Class For People With Health Challenges 9:30am-10:30am. Yoga on Duck Pond, Stone Ridge.

687-4836.

Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun 7pm. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488.

Yoga for Strength, Balance, and Flexibility 7pm. $40 series/$12 class. Gardiner Library, Gardiner.

255-1255.

Classes Creative Movement 10am-11am. Ages 4-5. $150. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

Youth Program: Multi-Media Arts Program 3:30pm-6pm. $100-$150. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448.

African Drum 6pm-7pm. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz.

255-1559.

Adult Hebrew Class 6:30pm. Congregation Shir Chadash, LaGrange.

227-3327.

Cooking Vegetarian Class 7pm-9pm. $30. Garden Cafe, Woodstock. 679-3600.

Events Exploring the Integrative Care Continuum 4pm-6pm. An information session on a new certificate program. New Milford Hospital, New Milford, Connecticut. (203) 874-4252.

Kids Story Hour 10:30am. With crafts and music for ages 3-5. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.

Youth Media-Arts Workshop 3pm-6pm. Ages 12-16. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448.

Music Open Mike 10:30pm. Oasis Cafe, New Paltz. 255-2400.

Spoken Word Breast Care 2010 6:30pm. Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck.

(877) 729-2444.

Dance Freestyle Frolic 8:30pm-1am. Barefoot, smoke-, drug-, alcohol-free. $5/$2 teens and seniors/children free. Knights of Columbus, Kingston. 658-8319.

Music Fundraiser for Center for Spectrum Services 1pm. Kidz Town Rock and Dog on Fleas. Rosendale Theater, Rosendale. 658-8989.

Senior Recital 1:30pm. Lauren Sherman, assisted by pianist Todd Crow. Martel Theater, Poughkeepsie. 437-5902.

Chrissy Budzinski 7pm. Folk, traditional. Mezzaluna Cafe, Saugerties.

246-5306.

We Must Be 8pm. Babycakes Cafe, Poughkeepsie. 485-8411.

Replica 9:30pm. Rock. Elsie's Place, Wallkill. 895-8975.

SUNDAY 4 APRIL Classes Life Drawing Workshop 10am-1pm. $135/$120 series, $10 session. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-1438.

Music Marji Zintz 12pm. Acoustic. Taste Budd's Chocolate and Coffee Cafe, Red Hook. 758-6500.

Kairos: A Consort of Singers 4pm. Cantata 4, Christ lag in Todesbanden. Holy Cross Monastery, West Park. 384-6660.

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he other day, an e-mail came floating into my inbox from a website called Care2, a green-styled corporate site purportedly dedicated to saving the world, claiming 12.5 million subscribers. The subject header of the e-mail read, “Monogamy vs. Polyamory: Do Open Relationships Work?”* Naturally, I thought: This ought to be interesting.

The writer gave her analysis with a title like a boxing match or a legal case. Mono versus Poly is now in session! All Rise! The article commenced as such (literally, its first words): “Non-monogamy is about one thing—sex. And sex is good.”

(You can tell she learned her writing style from the Bible.)

It went downhill from there, fast. Faster than I thought possible without jet propulsion and a lot of lube. “And sex with different people—either concurrently or over the course of a lifetime—is good too. Sex is so good that some people are addicted to it. Sex makes people do crazy things and it makes people feel amazing things. I love it just as much as anyone else, but there is more to life than sex.”

When you see the word “but” you can usually tell how things are going to go. Her premise is that since polyamory is about sex, and since sex isn’t everything, polyamory is nothing special to concern oneself with. The author, whose name is Polly, continues: “I am pretty sure that the words on your deathbed won’t be, ‘I wish I had had more sex with more people.’ Maybe if you’re a pervert, or if you didn’t get much action in your life, you would say that, but most people wouldn’t.”

I will spare you any more. This article, while one of the less eloquent and less favorable recent mainstream reviews of polyamory, shares one thing in common with every other article on the topic that I’ve ever seen in the mainstream media: It sets polyamory and monogamy against one another as irreconcilable opposites.

While the author is less tactful about her prejudices, she does us the favor of expressing them overtly: For example, there is in many discussions the lurking suspicion that people who don’t claim orthodox monogamy are perverts, but the word is rarely used. Or they don’t really like relationships, and can’t handle intimacy; they just want to get laid. Facing these prejudices repeatedly is enough to push nearly anyone who tries to be openly polyamorous back into the closet.

Yet I wonder what the real issue is. Studies done over the years on the incidence of cheating reveal that 45 to 65 percent of women and 55 to 80 percent of men stray outside monogamous commitments. The variance is because some studies ask whether people have ever cheated while in a monogamous agreement; some ask whether they have cheated in their current relationship. Other studies show that women tend to understate their sexual conquests, and men tend to exaggerate.

In any event, we’re talking about a large portion of the population whose definition of monogamy has at one time included, and possibly includes today, sex with more than one person. For a fast check, ask yourself: Do you know anyone who hasn’t been through this at least once? How about three times? How abut five?

Notably, the accepted definition of monogamy has changed in recent decades from one partner for life (now considered archaic), to one partner at a time, as often as you feel like moving on. That’s a big difference. The revised term is “serial monogamy,” but I prefer to think of it as serial polyamory: We tend to have multiple partners, one

at a time (that is, while we’re not having multiple partners, several at a time).

By any realistic description, monogamy is sounding a lot like polyamory. Those who are proponents of monogamy at all costs, who advance the cause of abstinence only until heterosexual marriage for life, sound like they are in reaction to the observable data, which basically proves that most people are simply not that way; that, and in reaction to their own feelings. True, there are some who choose a mate for life. For some this actually works and for some it creates misery. In any event, we only know their story up until today. We don’t know about tomorrow.

No matter how we experience relationships, I would propose that there are more similarities between what we call monogamy and what we call polyamory. For one thing, they both involve modes of relationship. No matter what the outward style, relationships boil down to a one-to-one meeting between two individuals. Those meetings are set within a larger community context with many complex interrelations: a community.

That community either supports the relationship or it weakens the relationship. The relationship either offers something back to society, or it does not. Who has sex with whom seems to be incidental—except for one thing, jealousy. I won’t say much about jealousy in this article, except I would state up front that if one issue is choking off the potential of the human race, that’s the one.

From Self to Self: The Inner Origin of Relationships But let’s go back to the back to the egg. One must be a self to have a relationship with someone else. Being a self implies an inner awareness of existence, which is a relationship to existence that is in truth a relationship to self. The quality of this core relationship determines nearly everything that follows. No matter what kind of external relationships you engage in, your primary relationship is to you.

How do you feel about your existence? Do you love yourself, judge yourself, hate yourself, struggle to “be yourself”? What threatens you and what makes you happy?

To what extent do you take ownership of your life? What threatens or enhances your sense of existence? How do you relate to death?

And, a kind of operative question that results from all of these: Why do you want to be in relationship to other people? What is your motive? Is it to share pleasure, learning, and food? Is it to share work and a mission? Is it to share misery? Is the purpose to seek completion in another, or to explore your wholeness with another? Is the purpose to protect you from something or to celebrate and explore a sense of safety? Do you seek love or attachment?

These themes appear to be mediated by one’s relationship to oneself. Each individual brings an agenda into the pairing, and that agenda is internally mediated. In other words, you decide and express your agenda based on your relationship to yourself. Notably, this is the relationship that we seem to lose sight of when we’re “in a relationship,” which might feel like losing one’s independence or sense of identity.

And I would add, this inner relationship is the real thing that most of us struggle with, most of the time we’re struggling. Even if we think we’re struggling in a relationship, what we’re actually struggling with is a relationship with ourselves. If we could figure that out, we would have fewer problems and more solutions. We would know where to look for those solutions.

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From One Self to Another Self: Dyad as the Basic Bond One subject that rarely arises at polyamory conferences (the places polyamorous people come to talk about relationships) is monogamy. I mean, it’s mentioned, but the topic of the depth of one-on-one bonds is secondary to the issue of how things are doing with the other partners, the rules of engagement with other partners, and so on. Rare is it that to hear open conversation about the need to relate one-on-one or the need to be in an exclusive relationship for a while.

I think that most people who identify as polyamorous know this and honor this, but individual relationships seems to play second fiddle in poly culture when in fact, so far as I can tell, it’s the second most basic foundation of poly culture. The very most basic is where one stands with oneself.

Now, “monogamy” and “polyamory” have a second key element in common: They both use dyadic (that is, pair) bonding as a structural basis. Strong dyads share the same basic properties: They are based on agreements; they are based on honesty; they are based on a desire to share; hopefully, they are based on love.

Relationships have a purpose, and they express that purpose within a tribe or community. Remember that marriage, our society’s most basic and seemingly most coveted bond, is often performed in a pubic ceremony, officiated by a public official (traditionally by a minister, a judge, the mayor, or a sea captain).

The relationship is presumed to have public implications and the marriage license is a public document, filed with the city clerk. This suggests that the pair bond is part of something larger: society or a community and, often, a family.

Relationships involve a contract or agreement of some kind, even if that is just to be together. Whether they are happy affairs or not usually involves whether the individuals involved feel that the agreement is honored, whether the individuals get their needs met, and whether the arrangement works for both people. These facts apply whether the relationship is heterosexual or homosexual, whether the individuals are members of the same race or economic class, or whether they are of the similar or very different ages. Most of us would agree to that: “Whatever makes them happy.” Whatever makes us happy, if we can arrange it. Whether the individuals involved choose to have sex with other people would be covered by all of these concepts.

The Many: We All Have Multiple Relationships One thing does not change, whatever kind of relationship is involved: Those individuals relate to other people. Unless they are really, really lonely, they love other people and other people love them.

Referring back to the beginning of Polly’s article (polyamory is all about sex), the truth is, our relationships are always about so much more. It verges on hilarious that someone would accuse polyamorous people in particular of focusing on sex; poly folk spend so much of their time obsessively involved with the details of their relationships, it’s amazing they have time for sex. But even the “Let’s meet at the motel for a quickie” kind of affairs have a way of becoming more than just sex.

Yet even if we presume sexual monogamy—someone who only has physical sex with one other person, for a long time—we all have bonds and commitments with others. Some of those, while nonsexual, can be profound, intimate, and long-lasting connections. Imagine a man is married, in a healthy relationship with his wife. He also has a co-worker who has worked with him for 20 years, and they love and trust each other deeply. They haven’t shared sex, but their bond of love is as powerful as that of any marriage. Most people would not call that polyamory; I would.

One thing I’ve always found interesting is that monogamy has many rules that don’t involve sex. Some monogamous couples do not “allow” each other to have close friends of the opposite sex. Some monogamous people feel threatened when their partner has any friends at all. Some don’t “allow” their partner to go to community college. Some feel threatened when their partner checks out a cute guy or girl, and some encourage one another to be open about their attractions and even their erotic fantasies, unfettered. Others would be profoundly threatened by this. Still others invite their friends to have sex with them.

Since nearly everyone has sexual desires and fantasies about others, the core issue would seem to be jealousy. Jealous people are going to relate to others with a different set of presumptions and expectations than those who either don’t experience jealousy or who process it in a healthy way. As it turns out, in an attempt to avoid the jealousy issue, a great many have sex with others without telling their partner about it.

When we talk about polyamory, what we’re really describing is an agreement to take up all the boundaries of a relationship consciously rather than applying a term that seems to presume the nature of those boundaries but more often denies their existence. Why ever would we do that? Well, since your first relationship is to yourself: Ask yourself.

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Planet Waves Horoscopes ARIES (March 20-April 19) What you need to conclude the matter is to begin. That is often the way of endings, and that’s how it is now: to resolve or free yourself from the past, reach for the beginning, and commence. You are likely to experience one or two significant moments of insecurity as you do, which I would classify as false lack of confidence. One may involve money, that is, the idea that you don’t have enough of it or you can’t handle yourself. That is part of the risk. In business, there tend to be two kinds of ventures: Someone’s father-in-law buys them the whole thing; or someone starts with a roll of postage stamps, a used computer, and an idea. You are better suited for the second kind, the one that takes more nerve and leaves you with your independence. I’m not sure you’re the guardian angel type, but if you are, you can trust those critters—you seem to have two of them watching over you. I know you’re wondering whether you’re really fated to survive or succeed; I suggest you put as much of your energy as possible into trust and as little as possible into worrying. The people around you are committed, and everyone is ready for change, if you will stand up and lead the way. Progress is focused around the 10th, when Mars stations direct, and the 20th, when the Sun enters your sign.

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Stop hopping and walk on both feet. Just because you don’t know something doesn’t mean you won’t find the solution; to the contrary, you’re all the more likely to discover it because you know that you don’t know. As usual, the main thing standing between you and your own intelligence is fear. I don’t think you’ve quite discovered that rather than solving anything, fear scatters your intelligence and shatters your confidence. In case you “get that intellectually” but need it explained to you on another level, fear is simply negative expectation. Such never creates a positive outcome. Something else always does. The calculus that you tend to run is: If something changes, the change will be for the worse. Therefore, it’s better not to change. This, consequently, blocks your eagerly wished for or sought after progress. Frankly, this is a lame excuse not to make your life a better place. Those steps begin with committing to guiding your life with something besides insecurity. What would that something be? Tangible, focused, unfettered desire. Set a goal and work for it. It does not matter what—as long as it’s something you want specifically. For example, don’t try to “get a job,” aim for exactly the work you want to do. Focus your intentions; know what you want, and act on it. This will take up all that space that fear was taking from you.

GEMINI (May 20-June 21) The whole spiritual thing seems to confuse you; however, it’s clearly growing on you. Think of it as a level of thought without words: a dimension of concept free from structure. Think of it as an opening in your mind, and what comes through is living information. If you relax, allow, and let go, this information will help you structure your other ideas and indeed your whole life around it. If you want to live for a principle, this is the one: the steady flow of energy that’s the essence of consciousness itself. Meanwhile, in the outer world, focus on cooperation. Move past outdated acquaintances and stale hostilities quickly. Don’t hold on to them; let them go with the ease of exhaling. Make a habit of transitions. Know when the time for something has arrived, and when it is up. You are preparing for one particular transition that you may not know about yet.

It involves the work you do. Themes involve 1) doing something with this brilliant quality you have of not fitting in and 2) focusing your misty notion of a goal into a clear sense of mission that is guided by the living information. This will require trust because you will be making moves that are not preceded by the usual astonishing amount of mental chatter and debate. You will simply know and trust. The time has come.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22)

Get ready to make the big moves: a series of them, which coincide with a sequence of events focused on your house of career and reputation. Prepare to depart from hangups about money and confidence and notions of your mission being too weird or unattainable.

The first thing you are claiming as part of this process is your originality. In case you haven’t experienced it personally, consciously, originality doesn’t feel like you think it will. It has two main properties: a feeling of fun and a sense of clarity. And I would add: function. There won’t be a professor looking over his glasses saying, “That is original.” The feeling comes from you. It may be subtle. If you get the message “hot idea, let’s do this,” then do it. Give yourself permission to act, to initiate, to be different. One of the inner entities you must address is part of you obsessed with self-control. Ask yourself what kind of authority you want to be in your own life.

Since you’re in the position of being your own boss, what kind of boss do you want? You have a variety of choices. One of them is whether to orient on the past or the future. Another is to state your desires as an affirmation or as a negative; to deny or to desire. Finally, how do you plan to work with the limited time you have? Consciously, or not?

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Planet Waves Horoscopes LEO (July 22-August 23) Through the winter you’ve been focused on some close-to-home, practical matters: emotional, mental, inner stuff based on simple necessity.

Over the next few weeks, your orientation shifts rapidly, seemingly to bigger dreams and a bolder vision, but in truth a new alignment with yourself. This involves Mars stationing direct in Leo—to be precise, in the first degree of Leo—and over the next two months Mars will move clear through your sign. You’re likely to feel a lot of fiery motivation to achieve many things at once. I suggest you take this process one goal at a time, starting with modest ones, one day at a time, and keep sight of your earlier set of priorities involving your inner work. You have an opportunity to define an objective, then align your energy with it. Think of this like standing straight and aligning your spine; only it’s with energy. As you do this, bear in mind what’s drawing you toward the future. Something is, but you may think you don’t know. You do know, and so do the people around you. Don’t keep this secret from yourself. This is not the time to indulge yourself in mystery; there is plenty of that in life, if it’s what you want. You will be stronger and have more access to your motivation if you move with conscious awareness of your inner truth.

VIRGO (August 23-September 22)

To what extent do you allow others to define who you are? And if you’re the one doing the allowing, isn’t this a kind of a farce? You don’t need to negotiate for your identity. This includes with yourself. You don’t need to get it back from anyone who has it. You don’t need to “look for your identity in others,” though you can use them as a foil, as a barometer, or as a reality check. Looking at your charts this month, a theme stands out boldly, which is the abject fear—I could use much stronger words, but I will not—of losing yourself in another. This might be the fear of being possessed by another, the fear of having someone else control you, or of making a commitment that you cannot get out of and which compromises your freedom. Yet, closer to home is the fear that you have to seek yourself in another; that somehow, you cannot find yourself without the benefit of a relationship. Imagine the challenge you might face with boundaries in any relationship, or in any committed situation, if you have any of these beliefs working silently in the background, in effect undermining your right to exist. In my reading, the planets say thus: Notice what feels missing within yourself. Rather than ask where it went, ask how it could have gone anywhere at all.

LIBRA (September 22-October 23) The revolution in your relationships begins right about now. While it would be difficult to overstate the case of what is brewing and shaking in your personal affairs, I have been doing my best to explain the process more in the style of water than of fire. Be aware of a potential stress point within yourself, which is the tension between changing and staying the same. You may not be feeling it yet in such vivid terms.

Yet, beginning this month, as planets, and I do mean Planets, begin to move into your opposite sign Aries, the energy is going to mount. You will be looking at options you never dreamed of.

Well, sorry for underestimating you. You may have dreamed of them, but are unlikely to have thought you might actually be handed the options. In the external world, this could represent literally any creative potential in any relationship, any invention, any incredible meeting. Internally, you have two main choices: resist at all costs, or choose. Resistance is likely to come in the form of a high-energy struggle with making a decision; conscious choice will arrive with a feeling of your own influence in your own lifeflow. I say this wellversed in all the various (mostly true) prejudices about Libra and decision making. I can assure you of this: No prejudice can substitute for your full and conscious presence in the moment.

SCORPIO

(October 23-November 22)

This is one of those months wherein you’re likely to have an overwhelming amount of stuff to do. However, among the many things that are not predestined is what you choose to do with your time and energy. Another is what basis you would use to decide. The important thing to remember is that you decide. To the extent that you’re feeling a calling to leadership, it’s the leadership of making decisions, particularly about your most meaningful goals. You do not merely seek activity; so far as I can tell, you seek a connection to existence on the level of purpose. Moreover, your “identity” must be connected to that purpose, and that purpose to an expression of your identity. Get rid of any lingering abstract notions; you came here to do what you came here to do, and nothing less. The “activity” angle of your chart comes under increasing focus as the spring unfolds. This is fiery energy, which resonates deeply with you because your sign’s connected to the original arsonist of astrology, Mars. This moment in your life is offering you many unique pleasures, but you’ll miss the point if you feel like you’re being pushed beyond your limits. I’m reminded of some words written by a very young Allen Ginsberg: “Only return of thought to / its source will complete thought. / Only return of activity / to its source will complete /activity.” Listen to that.

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It took the petroleum industry a while to get gasoline to burn slowly and evenly, without adding extremely toxic lead. Now you can go to a fuel pump and choose your octane level. Yet most people don’t know that gasoline itself was originally a waste product of the petroleum industry, burned by the ton until it went on to become the main event. Your life parallels all of these developments. You need to go for the slow burn in whatever that you do: even, efficient, and just hot enough to make full use of your fuel. You need to make careful use of waste products, and see their potential sooner rather than later. Take beginnings slowly, not quickly. Accelerate evenly. Slow down early. Follow at a safe distance. Practice all of this when you drive. Use the metaphor of manual shift; the automatic transmission has been horrid for driving skills. In sum, the planets are suggesting that you’re about to experience a surge of energy, a release from the past, and a willingness to take new risks and have new experiences.

You can afford to take this slowly, moving from idea to gesture to experiment. Remember that you are handling, live flame and potentially live ammunition. I am not saying be obsessed with control, but you will benefit from being obsessed with awareness. Monitor your changes carefully and make sure you’re heading in exactly the direction you want.

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 20) The pressure comes on, then it comes off. Then it’s back. You deal with it just fine, though I suggest you take over this process internally, rather than constantly dealing with “circumstances”. True, there is plenty going on in your world. You’re being summoned to take up true authority, though that is merely a figment of the changes you are going through internally. This, during what turns out to be the most rapid acceleration of growth of your life. While the impulse to grow and grow and grow isn’t going to end any time soon, you’re still at the beginning: in the pattern-setting mode, creating a new set of skills to help you adapt to constant internal movement. You’re also in the goal-setting phase, staging an insurrection against your parents, against society, and against any expectations that have ever been laid on you. Yet, you cannot simply get rid of the these seemingly external influences; learning goal number one goes something like this. You took on plenty of what was not your own, and then it became your own, and now you’re going the whole distance on claiming that fact and taking on the full power to set your own agenda. Remember that this is a growth agenda first, and a worldly agenda second. I can’t say that often enough. If you proceed in that order, you will be unstoppable, and that (if you ask me) will be good for everyone.

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 19) There are certain details of a partnership or contractual arrangement that you can now resolve, though I would offer you one reminder: Consensus, or mutual agreement, is reached based on values. The specifics tend to follow gracefully once the fundamental values are understood and agreed to by all the parties involved. You and a partner may have a tendency to rehash details lingering from a prior incarnation of the discussion. Plenty seems unresolved, but in many ways the details are irrelevant. In making a return to this subject, I suggest you work with a goal of going to the next level: that is, a deeper level. What are your shared goals? What meaning do you both agree is of primary importance? A conversation focused on circumstantial details will likely evade the deeper ones. In your case, deeper means really deep.

In a sense, it’s fair to say that no other person is involved; any involvement with anyone else is superficial when contrasted to the inner depths you are being summoned to plumb by your own soul. What you’re seeing on the display screen of the outer world is a kind of projection of your distant past, including that of your family. I could probably write a book chapter about this based on this month’s charts, but I will sum it up in a question: What is the true nature of commitment?

Clue: Take the issue back one century, or three generations.

PISCES (February 19-March 20) It’s time to consider the concept “selfish” with only the most positive implications. You have a need to take care of others; that goes without saying. Yet, the time has arrived for this in no way, form, or design to include the concept of being a victim of that impulse. Therefore, put yourself and your needs first. This is in service of your greater agenda: the whole thing. At this point you may still be wavering on the notion of prioritizing your personal agenda, whatever that might be. The logic might not be clear, though your resentment level is the most accurate measure of whether you need to adjust your course. There’s nothing violent or dramatic about this, though you may secretly fear reprisal: Deal with that issue. I am suggesting a day-to-day exercise that will guide you to make different decisions than you’ve made in the past. Whatever you may think now, by the time Jupiter and Uranus arrive in Aries later in the spring, a new kind of logic will take over your life. You can wait, but you’ve had many tests of your prior logic, and you keep coming up with the same basic results. Underneath all your emotions, reactions, and ideas about what you may want is a question: How could it be vaguely possible that your life doesn’t matter? Get this one right and you will finally feel like you’ve pointed your airplane down the runway.

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Northern Dutchess Hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comprehensive, orthopedic program incorporates a wide array of services on one campus. A multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, therapists and technologists offers patients a nationally recognized and easily accessible course for treatment. The NDH Orthopedics service line is 5-Star Rated for Total Knee, Total Hip and Total Joint Replacement Surgery and ranked #2 in New York State by

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