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HOME & GARDEN

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26 RECIPE FOR LIVING: A COUNTRY HOME IN OLIVEBRIDGE

Leon A. Comstock Jr.’s hyperrealistic paintings—and a passion nearly lost.

16 ESTEEMED READER A lesson in artistry and warriorship unexpectedly taught on a powdery slope.

19 EDITOR’S NOTE Brian K. Mahoney gets a bird’s-eye view on being “in the moment.”

NEWS AND POLITICS 20 WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING A mysterious Edward Snowden bust, powdered alcohol, report on Iraq War chemical weapons exposure, and more.

21 BEINHART’S BODY POLITIC Larry Beinhart on the loopholes of Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

WELL-SPENT: SHOPPING 28 THE GARDEN AND PATIO EDITION

The sunshine has finally returned, and after that winter, you deserve an outdoor sanctuary.

FEATURE 36 ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY: TEACHING HUMANITY TO ADMIRE ITSELF

Publisher Jason Stern has a hypermagical conversation with the filmmaker, author, tarot expert, and spiritual warrior.

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Steven Keith and Roscoe Betsill have created an aesthetic abode.

32 DEER, ROTS, AND NEW SENSATIONS

Michelle Sutton has advice for plant shoppers strategizing a garden for longevity.

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KIDS & FAMILY 38 THE RUSH OF THE RIDE

Hillary Harvey explores the Hudson Valley’s badass BMX scene.

BEACON, COLD SPRING, & GARRISON 52 HIGHLAND FLING

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WHOLE LIVING 76 FLOWER EMPOWERED

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66 GALLERY & MUSEUM GUIDE

80 ENERGY HARVEST

64 PORTFOLIO: ROY GUMPEL Photographs from the 32nd annual Festival of Dance at UPAC on April 18.

70 MUSIC: THE WIZARD OF BARD Leon Botstein discusses life, loss, and the upcoming Bard Music Festival. Nightlife Highlights include Rufus Wainwright; Darol Anger; Tani Tabbal; The Lone Bellow; and the Swing and Shine dance. Reviews of Trust by The Levins; Fractions by Stella by David Greenberger and the Pahltone Scooters, and New Vocabulary by Ornette Coleman.

74 BOOKS: AFTER THE FACTORY Gerard Malanga knew Andy Warhol, but he’s fundamentally poetic.

76 BOOK REVIEWS Lee Gould, Marx Dorrity, Nina Shengold, and Pauline Uchmanowicz review 12 new books by Hudson Valley poets for our 2015 Poetry Roundup.

78 POETRY Poems by John E. Soi, Priscilla Lignori, Heller Levinson, Mike Vahsen, Will Nixon, Julia Ponder, JPDiBlasi, Johanna Richmond, Frank Boyer, Kevin Kenny, E. B. Quib, Steve Clark, Maeve Dwyer, Christopher Mulrooney, Caroline Wolfe, and Vane Lashua. Edited by Phillip X Levine.

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THE FORECAST 98 DAILY CALENDAR Comprehensive listings of local events. (Daily updates at Chronogram.com.) PREVIEWS 97 The juvenile jams of Tim Sutton and Matty Senzatimore’s band, Ratboy Jr. 99 The Aaron Diehl Trio pay tribute to Billie Holiday at Bard College. 101 The "River Crossings" exhibit at Olana and the Thomas Cole House. 103 The clatter of typewriters echo in Beacon for Ori Alon’s performance. 104 The 19th annual Wassail Balkan Dance Party at Breezy Hills Orchard. 106 Music, Art, and Yoga take center stage for the three-day MAYfest at Surprise Lake. 107 Textile classes are held in May and June at the historic Loom House at Byrdcliffe. 108 The Craft Beer Boogaloo is a trifecta of beer, farm-to-table fare, and local music. 110 It's getting hot and heavy in Beacon for the second annual Hefestus Iron Pour.

PLANET WAVES 114 WHAT THE KARMAPA SAID Eric Francis Coppolino shows passion and worldly experience as valid teachers.

116 HOROSCOPES

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Selections from Steve Locke’s exhibit “that last time we touched the water,” through May 10 at Hudson Opera House.

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A Conversation with Filmmaker Stephen Blauweiss Each month, filmmaker Stephen Blauweiss visits with artists and explores the galleries and museums of the Hudson Valley for our monthly web series, “ArtScene.” Stephen gives a behind-the-scenes look at what to expect in this month’s episode, featuring Dia: Beacon, Doris Cultraro of DC Studios. Available at Chronogram.com/TV. As told to Kelly Seiz. Dia: Beacon Museum “Dia: Beacon is housed in a former Nabisco factory—it’s actually the National Biscuit Company, that’s how they came up with the name...so literally, it was the Nabisco box printing facility, and it was abandoned for years, and Dia, based in Chelsea, bought it in the early 2000s and turned it into this mammoth space to present modern conceptual art.The space is different in the sense that it’s absolutely gigantic. The Dia location in New York is big for a gallery space, but this is massive—and many of the pieces have been designed for the space.” Doris Cultraro of DC Studios Stained glass artist “It was really amazing to go to Doris’s studio and see the little bins of different colored glass that she could pick from. She has large panes of glass everywhere, and four or five tables of different jobs she’s currently working on. She carefully traces out the shapes of this 100-year-old glass, melting the old lead off, which only has a lifespan of 50 to 70 years, to find the little edge of copper foil and removes it like deboning a fish. She does it all herself–no assistant, no interns, no workers. Then, she uses this fantastic custom software with images of actual glass to help her design from scratch, or allow clients to pick and choose exactly what shades they want.” Hugh Morris Theatrical portraiture “Even though Hugh Morris is technically a New York City resident, he and his wife, Viorica, have had a house up here for 13 years and they’re very involved—they’ve been on the Saugerties Artists Studio Tour for five years.They have, adjacent to their house, a little gallery. They’re active in the area, even though he works during the week in the city, painting the sets for the Public Theater. He decided a number of years ago that he would do a portrait of each star of the major plays he worked on. They’re a kind of outgrowth of working there. The interview is actually at the gallery, so if you see the gallery, with the portraits behind him, that is in Saugerties.”

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One Evening in Monson Leon A. Comstock Jr. | acrylic on panel | 32” x 48” | 2010

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On a late summer evening, as the leaves entered their deep green prefall shade, Leon A. Comstock Jr. packed up his camera and hiked out into Monson, Massachusetts, after a storm to photograph the clouds. “I love clouds. As the storm is breaking up, they seem to be much more dramatic than when they’re approaching,” he says. The Springfield, Massachusetts-based artist came upon a cemetery and took what would become a favorite shot, the clouds swooping up into the atmosphere. He hiked back home to translate the photo into his trademark trompe l’oeil style. He started in on the painting, but grew frustrated. The piece wasn’t capturing the hyperrealistic feel his work typically has. Comstock stopped himself. “I remembered that one of the reasons I paint is to have fun, to relax, so I kind of just had fun with it. Even though the clouds are a little cartoonish, a little stylized, they still resemble the original clouds relatively closely.” This moment of self-reflection was a reminder to appreciate painting, born from a time when Comstock almost lost his passion. For 29 years, he worked as a graphic artist for an engraving company to cover the bills his artwork couldn’t pay. This was before computers could edit with a click or swipe of a mouse. For nine hours a day, he painstakingly retouched positive and negative photographs with a tiny brush. “It became just work. Boring, tedious work.... I just didn’t want to paint when I came home,” Comstock recalls. In 2009, the engraving company shut its doors, and he realized he had a “golden opportunity to really paint again,” and once more picked up his brush, the memory of his passion losing luster fresh in his mind. Now Comstock has 11 pieces in a solo exhibition at Neumann Fine Art in Hillsdale, primarily landscapes, all with an underlying focus on nature. Maple trees, in particular, are a recurring theme. He loves the shape of their leaves. While he painted One Evening in Monson from a photograph, that method only developed over the last five or 10 years. The winter landscapes came straight from his imagination. “I used to make everything up out of my head,” he recalls, “and I realized that if I wanted to make something real, I had to start from something real.” From the precise swoop of snowflakes blown sideways to the dark, careful shadow of his beloved maple leaves, Comstock’s self-taught mastery of hyperrealism is clear. The sharp contrast of a dry maple leaf’s veins show a practiced, appreciative hand for the art he’s creating and the passion he nearly lost. Comstock’s work is on display through July 11, with an opening reception on May 2 at 5:30pm at Neumann Fine Art. (413) 246-5776; Neumannfineart.com. —Kelly Seiz

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Esteemed Reader of Our Magazine: During the final days of winter I took my two sons, 8 and 10, for one last day of downhill skiing. Snow fell, at times lightly, creating a scene like a Japanese brush painting with flakes floating past birds roosting on a branch with cherry blossoms. At other times it fell so thickly that skiing through it felt like being in the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon launching into hyperdrive through a mass of stars. Midway through the day, the younger boy announced that he was finished skiing and was ready to snowboard. Though he had tried it only once before he was eager to practice the new skill. “You’re going to snowboard with me,” he commanded. “Right, dad?” My initial response was, no way. I remembered the last time I tried snowboarding, some 20 years ago, at the behest of an acquaintance who extolled the awesomeness of this alternate mode of descending a snow-covered hill with both feet strapped to a single bit of fiberglass and wood. The slopes that day were almost a solid sheet of ice, making my frequent falls on the hard surface punishing. By the end of the day I was convinced I had a concussion, and repeated topples in the same position left my right buttock with the excruciating sensation of having been tenderized with a butcher’s hammer. With this memory in mind, my response to the boy was unenthusiastic. “No…” I said, “I already know how to ski and I don’t feel like learning something new.” Together, my sons looked at my quizzically, taking in what I had said. The words resounded in a moment of silence, and I knew I had to redress the error. “Nothing can really be taken back,” I said. “Nevertheless, I’m changing my mind. I will snowboard, precisely because I don’t know how.” Again quizzical looks.The younger boy was not interested in my philosophy, but he was happy I would join him. On the slope, I fell a lot. Fortunately, the fresh snow made landings soft, and by the end of the day I had made a complete run without crashing. More to the point, I tasted again the refreshing experience of learning—the exquisite striving at the limit of capacity to solve a problem with available knowledge. I was reminded that existence on the edge of the known has the fertility of hazard. In the thick of learning questions arise. For instance, can I, faced with the unknown, retain the quality of confidence? Can I be confident without having something, like a developed skill, to be confident in? This state of confident unknowing is a rich condition for the arising of unexpected insight. On the snowboard I found myself crashing when it was time to turn. On the verge of desperation I spontaneously remembered the counsel I received when first learning to ski: When you want to turn, simply look in the direction you want to go, and you will go in that direction. Though I had applied this guidance of keeping my aim always in view many times in activities other than skiing—working on myself, or on business projects, meditating, writing, doing building projects—I had not, until this late-winter day, put it into practice again on a ski slope. On the snowboard, I tried consciously directing my gaze as I wove my way back and forth down the slope.This completely obviated the need to do anything technical except direct my gaze and sense my body. Legs and balance followed attention and simply did what they needed to do. As if by magic, I ceased falling on my head, and the activity began to be enjoyable. As I learned to snowboard, I realized with some dismay how I habitually gravitate to the known, choosing the familiar and comfortable, instead of the path that will be more difficult and lead to an expansion of being. I realized that this is a real inner choice I am faced with repeatedly each day. Do I bob like flotsam down the river of life, lazily paddling toward eddies of familiarity and comfort, or do I propel myself toward the rapids, or even another river altogether? There’s a disposition that combines artistry and warriorship, looking to each situation as an opportunity for both creation and work on oneself. Only to do the more difficult thing is a peculiar form of masochism; but to insistently choose the course that is both difficult and creative, thus steadily threading life with series of bold creative events, is to choose a life that is real. —Jason Stern

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Otherwise Enjoyable Editor’s Note: We received an anonymously sent package in April containing a reworked version of the cover of our November 2014 issue. The original image is a photograph (by Keith Carrollo) of actor Chris Bick in character as the femme fatale Gertrude Garnett from a production of “The Lady in Question,” a play by Charles Busch featuring an actor in drag in the lead role. The note clipped to the collaged cover reads as follows: “To Jason Stern: I found your cover so decadent and respulsive that I took the liberty of redoing it in a more uplifting format. Otherwise I enjoy your magazine.” We would like all our readers to know that we welcome your submissions of any kind we will continue to feature Hudson Valley artwork, both decadent and uplifting—depending up on your point of view—in future issues. Bottom of the Heap To the Editor: I was far from surprised to read the anti-Semitic rant of Larry Beinhart on page 21 of the April issue of Chronogram, but I do want to point out just how disingenuous this left-wing radical is. In a statement that can be called Anti-Semitism 101 Beinhart states “Why do American politicians shriek mantras about their support for Israel? Less than 2.5 percent of the US population is Jewish.” This is interesting on a number of levels since Beinhart is known to be a big gay rights guy and guess what…the gay population of America is only 3.8 percent yet Beinhart openly wants our politicians to shriek support for them…but not Jews, of course. We are at the bottom of the heap to Beinhart. So much for the percentage argument that I’m sure Beinhart himself thinks is brilliant. Beinhart goes on to say, “They [Jews] give inordinate amounts of money,” which, of course, plays to one of the basics of the art of well-practiced anti-Semitism. News flash, Larry—there are large numbers of very wealthy Christians in America, including billionaires who give tons of money to politicians, making the Jewish contribution a pittance in comparison if I may use my own percentage argument. Let me suggest, Larry, that Jews would love to keep more of their money to themselves and less to politicians, but because of the Larry Beinharts in this world we must defend ourselves in any legal way possible. But as any practicing anti-Semite knows… Jews should just shut up and die. As a Jew, I do have a beef with some of my fellow Jews who stand by and allow this type of thing to go on around them, such as Jewish publishers of magazines like this one. Ed Fertik, Claverack Revisiting the Protocols To the Editor: I was dismayed to learn in Larry Beinhart’s article that “Israelis....along with their Jewish supporters throughout the West, were masters of propaganda.” In addition I learned about Jewish money and influence far beyond their population numbers.Where have we heard this before? Well, I guess we can add Chronogram to that list. Beinhart’s own version of “The Protocols” selectively omits the Holocaust, the War for Independence, Hamas, Fatah, PLO, etc. In whatever hell realm Josef Goebbels resides, I’m sure he is quite pleased. I’m shocked at the poisonous tone and that this passes by Chronogram’s editors so easily. ISRAEL, not “ISREAL.” Chuck Mishkin, via e-mail Editor’s Note: Israel was misspelled in the headline of Larry Beinhart’s column in the April issue. Despite suggestions to the contrary, this was not part of anti-Zionist plot.

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LAUREN THOMAS

Brian K. Mahoney Editor’s Note Little Red Bird

riving to work one bright and chipper morning recently, I spotted a red bird squatting in the middle of Delaware Avenue a few blocks from my house. As birds often sit in the road and fly off at the last second, I thought little of it as I barreled along, admiring the first forsythia blooms and searching for the perfect song to set the mood for my day. But the bird didn’t dart away and it didn’t seem like it was going to. I was about to run over a half-pound bird with a one-and-a-half-ton automobile. Suddenly, I was inside one of those moments when expectations of what normally happens are confounded by a tweaking of the cosmic script. I use the idea of being “inside the moment” pointedly here. Mostly, we live in “threshold time”—our minute-to-minute experience that feels like being on the verge of some unknowable thing but that something never happens. Then, like a car crash, like falling in love, the unexpected arrives, and it’s as if a door slams shut. Whatever we have done, whatever we have failed to do—it’s all behind us now.We are very aware of being in a moment. Perhaps this is what deathbed consciousness is like. In that instant, my first reaction was to keep going and take the bird between my tires. It was small enough that I could pass safely over it, if it didn’t move. If. I slammed on the brakes. Three feet in front of my car, the bird sat, unmoving, implacable as an elephant. We stared at each other for a moment. I thought about hitting the horn but I dislike loud noises myself. And it just seemed rude. I’d probably burst the little sucker’s eardrums. There was nothing to do but get out of the car and see what was up with the bird. I threw the hazards on and stepped to the front of the car. At this point, I noticed a woman watching from a rolled down window in a minivan that was pulled over in the opposite direction. She must have been watching the bird since before I got there. “Oh good, I was going to do the same thing,” she said as she drove away. Do the same thing? Lady, what were you planning? I was just hoping that this bird didn’t need actual assistance because I was unqualified to help it in any veterinary way and I was not sure I cared enough to help it.What a pain in the ass a bird with a broken wing would be. The red bird, with a red beak, just looked at me. I bent at the knees to get as eye-level with it as I could and tried to shoo it away. “Shoo,” I said, making the universal shooing gesture with both my hands. A grown man, in the middle of the road, trying to shoo a bird. I half expected someone to drive by and shout, “Just drive around!” At this point, I certainly wondered why I hadn’t. Regardless, the bird was unshooable. It was either drive away or deal with the bird. I picked it up without any trouble and raised it eye level as it clutched my

index finger with one foot. The other didn’t seem to be able to grip. But the little red bird seemed mostly fine—it looked like it would be up and flying in no time. The bird had probably just suffered a dizzy spell, or dissociative moment, or acid flashback. It happens to the best of us. But as I was walking to the sidewalk—where I planned to set the bird down before driving blithely away—I remembered a stat from Jonathan Franzen’s novel Freedom: Cats kill over a billion birds a year in the US. And my neighborhood is no different than most, with housecats prowling the streets, conducting an ongoing avian holocaust. Little Red Bird sat in the passenger seat on the way back to my house, unfazed. I thought about bringing it to the vet, but that seemed like overkill. Let the cure fit the illness. Or so I told myself. I did run up to my neighbor’s house—Vicki is a vet tech and would know what to do. Except she wasn’t home. Back at my house, I grabbed an empty wooden wine crate and dropped some sticks in it, as well as some water in a dish. I put Little Red Bird in the crate and he perched one-leggedly on a stick. That was as far as I got with my plan. I had gotten the bird off the road and safely into a box. Now I had to go to work. Should I leave the box inside so the bird would be safe? (Damn cats.) But what if Little Red Bird feels better and starts flying around my house trying to get out? He could hurt himself and shit all over my house as well. (Birds have no sphincters I am told.) After dithering for a few minutes, I decided the box should be outside so the bird could fly away if he wanted to. I grabbed the plant stand and placed it on top of the patio table and placed Little Red Bird’s crate on top of that, thinking for no good reason that being precariously perched five feet off the ground was better than being just on the table. I moved all the chairs away from the table so it wouldn’t be easy for any cats to jump up. Instead of two small jumps, they’d have to make one big leap onto the table. (Which seemed pretty easy actually, given that the table was only three-feet high.) Despite my misgivings, I wished Little Red Bird godspeed and left for work. All morning, I fretted over the fate of Little Red Bird. Was he dying of some internal injury? Did the neighborhood cats get to him? Normally, I don’t lunch at home, but a mixture of curiosity and trepidation had me back at my house by noon. Turning the corner of the house, I expected to find a flurry of red feathers raining down on the table and a gang of cats batting Little Red Bird back and forth as if they were playing air hockey. But Little Red Bird was perched on the crate, both feet gripping the side of the box just fine. Before I could reach him, he flew up into a tree. I haven’t seen him since.

My neighborhood is no different than most, with housecats prowling the streets, conducting an ongoing avian holocaust. Cats kill a billion birds a year in the United States.

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AYMANN ISMAIL/ANIMALNEWYORK

Two artists and a helper fused a 100-pound bust of Edward Snowden onto the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument in Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn on April 6. The New York City-based artists first came up with the project about a year ago, called, appropriately, “Prison Ship Martyrs Monument 2.0.” The bust was created by an anonymous, but renowned, sculptor on the West Coast, and the pair allowed Animal, a New York-based media outlet, to document the installation on the condition that their identities remained hidden. In a statement, the duo wrote that the project was intended to “bring a renewed vitality to the space and prompt even more visitors to ponder the sacrifices made for their freedoms.” The Parks Department removed the sculpture the same day. Source: Animal Vassar College become the inaugural winner of a newly established $1 million prize by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation of Northern Virginia for excelling in enrolling and graduating low-income students. About a quarter of Vassar students have family incomes low enough to qualify for federal Pell grants, which are strictly needbased for low-income undergraduate and some postbaccalaureate students. The New York Times created a College Access Index based on the number of freshman in 2011-13 who received such grants, as well as the net price of attendance for low- and middle-income families. Vassar topped the charts with an average $340,000 endowment per student, with a net price of $5,600 each. Source: New York Times Since drones have flown into the market, the Federal Aviation Administration has begun proposing flight regulations for the copter-like devices, though they have yet to prohibit flight over private property. A new company called NoFlyZone is compiling lists of homeowners who don’t want drones flying over their property to be distributed to drone makers and users. While their adherence to these “no-fly” requests is still entirely voluntary, it allows the 71 percent of Americans polled by Reuters/Ipsos who don’t think that drones should be able to operate over someone else’s property to speak up. Since the website opened, more than 20,000 people have signed up and seven drone makers have started using the list. Source: NPR 20 20 CHRONOGRAM CHRONOGRAM 5/15 5/15

A powdered form of alcohol called “Palcohol” has been approved for sale in the United States by the US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a law permitting the sale in Colorado. While the sale is officially legalized, a few states have already moved to ban the product, including New York and Rhode Island. The product has already been banned in South Carolina, Louisiana, and Vermont, and cannot be sold in Massachusetts because the state defines alcoholic beverages as liquid. The ease with which Palcohol can be transported and disguised, as well as the possible health risks of people snorting it, has lawmakers expressing concern. (The makers of Palcohol suggest against this painful and ineffective technique.) The company has approval to sell four flavors thus far: vodka, rum, Cosmopolitan, and “Powderita,” which is margarita flavored. Source: Livescience, NPR An investigation conducted by the New York Times revealed that American and American-trained Iraqi troops repeatedly encountered chemical weapons from 2004 to 2011. The under secretary of the US Army apologized in March for the military’s treatment of active and veteran soldiers exposed to chemical weapons in Iraq, announcing new steps to provide medical support and recognition to those who had been denied monetary awards in response to the investigation. Abandoned chemical munitions remained on the battlefields from the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, leaving soldiers vulnerable to exposure. The military expects to screen at least 1,500 activeduty troops or veterans. Of that population, 830 people had noted that they may have been exposed on their postdeployment health forms, 540 called a military exposure hotline, and the Times identified about 275 soldiers in their reporting that may have been exposed. Source: New York Times An Arizona law is in the works that would prevent police departments from releasing the names of police officers involved in the killing of a member of the public through the use of “deadly force” for 60 days. Already, the bill has been passed by the State Senate and is currently going through the House of Representatives. A few exceptions have been included in the verbiage, including the release of the officer’s name by family members if they are also killed, if the officer is charged with a crime, or if the officer chooses to disclose his or her identity. The law is meant to protect officers from death threats following deadly incidents, though opponents claim the bill is decreasing the transparency of law enforcement. Originally, the State Senate approved a measure to keep officers’ identities secret for 90 days following such an incident, but the time period was later reduced to 60 days. Source: Guardian (US) Gov. Andrew Cuomo has received more than $6 million in contributions from the New York City hedge fund community in support of cutting public school funding and the creation of charter schools. In his recent State of the State address, Cuomo proposed an education reform that would further decrease public school funding, making it possible for for-profits run by his hedge fund supporters to replace low-income public schools with privately owned charter schools. If fair-share taxes were instated, the $5.9 billion gap in legally mandated equitable funding for lowincome public schools promised by Gov. Elliot Spitzer in 2007 could be completely repaid, according to Michael Kink of the Strong Economy For All Coalition. Instead, since 2000, 570 hedge fund managers and top executives have poured almost $40 million into the campaigns of politicians like Cuomo, who reinforce the gap in New York’s public education funding. Source: The Nation A study conducted by Civic Economics and commissioned by Re>Think Local concluded that the Hudson Valley is benefiting from “going local.” Local retailers circulate four times as much money back into the local economy compared to corporate chains. In addition, the “Indie Impact Study Series 2013-14: A National Survey” found that Hudson Valley restaurants circulate more than two-and-a-half times as much money as their corporate counterparts. The study concluded that if only 10 percent of the market shifted from chains to local businesses, an additional $475 million would remain in the regional economy. Source: Re>Think Local Compiled by Kelly Seiz

DION OGUST

Larry Beinhart’s Body Politic

AH, THE RESTORATION OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

he State of Indiana just passed a Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The pretentious, sententious, and tendentious name seems to announce that we are desperately attempting to emerge from a period of Bolshevik imposed atheism and anticlericalism, when church property was taxed, bible sales were forced underground, and presidential candidates had to hide their deep religious convictions rather than trumpet them daily as they so dearly wished to do. Actually, the first of the RFRAs was a federal statute. It was introduced in the House of Representatives by Representative (now Senator) Chuck Schumer, and in the Senate by Ted Kennedy, where it passed 97-3, and was signed by President Clinton. It was prompted by a Supreme Court decision that upheld the denial of unemployment compensation to two Native Americans who had been fired for using peyote in a religious ceremony. It brought back the Sherbert Test. Nothing to do with the frozen desert, it refers to Sherbert v. Verner, which held that if a statute impacted the practice of religion, intentionally or unintentionally, it required greater scrutiny than an ordinary law, and the government had to choose the least restrictive way to achieve its goals. The Supreme Court struck down part of that first Religious Freedom Restoration Act when another set of Native Americans tried to use it to protect their land by claiming it had religious significance. Then, in 1997, the Archbishop of San Antonio tried to use the RFRA to evade the designation of one of his churches as a historic building. This time, the Supreme Court ruled that the law restricted only the federal government, not state or local governments. In response, states began to pass their own versions of the law. Now there are about 31 of them. The salient question is whether any given RFRA—its intention, its application, or its anticipated application—is a shield or a sword. Does it protect, or does it impose upon others? Based on the 19 Supreme Court cases examined when the original federal RFRA was written, it seems clearly intended as a shield for minority religious beliefs, as an extension of civil rights. The cases cited dealt with issues like a “church’s challenge to a city ordinance regarding ritual slaughter of animals,” “prison inmates…attendance at a weekly Muslim…service,” “air force regulation preventing wearing yarmulke while in uniform,” and “requiring public school students to salute national flag.” At this point, it was clear that the law was (or at least was meant to be) a shield. The state laws didn’t seem particularly controversial, or swordlike, either. Then came Hobby Lobby. Hobby Lobby is a chain of 600 arts-andcrafts stores. It employs about 18,000 people. It is a for-profit corporation, privately held, and owned by a trust, which is managed by the family of the company’s founder. In 2012, the company filed a lawsuit against Obamacare’s requirement that health insurance cover emergency contraception, claiming that “the Green family’s religious beliefs forbid them from participating in, providing access to, paying for, training others to engage in, or otherwise supporting abortion-causing drugs and devices.” The factual issue could

be, perhaps should be, whether the emergency contraceptives are actually abortion causing. They are not. But this is about belief. Or so the Supreme Court was willing to hold. If you believe that God says the Earth is flat, then so be it, for you and your lawsuit, if I read the Roberts’s court correctly. The problem, according to most legal scholars, is whether a for-profit corporation can have religious belief—issues of faith so fervent that they trump normal civil law? The majority opinion, from Samuel Alito, referred to corporations as a “familiar legal fiction,” then reasoned that if we see through the veil, the corporate actions are really the actions of regular, rights-bearing people who own the shares. At least if it’s a “closely held corporation,” which means that 50 percent or more of its shares are held by no more than five people. But the purpose of having a corporation is to have a separate entity that stands between the owners and liability. Even between the owners and mortality. In this case, there was even another entity, a trust, also designed to evade the responsibilities imposed upon mere mortals, between the humans, who presumably had the actual religious issues, and the corporation that wanted to act on those issues. The Supreme Court decided for Hobby Lobby. More precisely, the five Roman Catholic men on the Supreme Court—Roberts, Scalia, Alito,Thomas, and Kennedy—found that the owners of the trust that owned the corporation that employed thousands of women could deny those women certain kinds of birth control that federal health care law required be provided. Thus it was discovered how the Religious Freedom Restoration Acts could be changed from a shield that protected individuals who wanted to wear funny hats, eat peculiar foods, or kill chickens in flamboyant ways, to a sword that could be used against groups of people. Hobby Lobby was decided in June 2014. A mere nine months later, the transformation of RFRAs is complete. The language hasn’t changed. But read through the commentary of the supporters of Indiana’s law. Or even the complaints of the opponents. There is only one group that is expected to be protected by the law, Christians. (A certain subgroup of Christians, defined as those most likely to vote in a Republican primary.) There is only one thing they want to be protected from: providing services for gay weddings. In their minds, or at least in their rhetoric, that’s the equivalent of the grandchildren of slaves cooking for the Klu Klux Klan and of Jews giving aid and support to the Holocaust. Which, of course, is flipping things inside out. Granting civil rights to gay people, even to purchase services from fervent Christians, is more like telling the KKK that they have to make croissants for AfricanAmericans and requiring party planners, even if they are Nazis, to do bar mitzvahs. Really, these claims of victimhood from the group that has been the oppressor of minorities, by religion, race, or sexual orientation, is chutzpah. In case anyone doesn’t know what that means, it’s defined by the child who kills his parents and then throws himself on the mercy of the court as an orphan. Or in this case, the homophobe who won’t bake for a gay couple on the grounds that God has told him that of all the sins enumerated in the Holy Book, so many of them with a death penalty, this is the one that means you can’t have your cake and eat it too. 5/15 CHRONOGRAM 21

Teaching Humanity to Admire Itself

A Psychomagical Conversation with Alejandro Jodorowsky

lejandro Jodorowsky embodies the crazy, creative wisdom of the spiritual warrior. Whether he’s making movies, writing books, practicing Zen under a master, learning sexual tantra from Gurdjieff’s daughter, giving free tarot readings to all comers, he is the artist, as Dylan says, who doesn’t look back. Jodorowsky’s best known works are films he made in the late `60s and early `70s—El Topo and The Holy Mountain. These films are as grotesque as they are beautiful, laden with archetypal imagery as though lifted from the tarot deck, rendering blatantly inner elements and story lines. His films quickly became cult classics, particularly after John Lennon championed and funded his work. His most recent film, made after a 20-year hiatus from filmmaking, is Dance of Reality (2014). The story is a phantasmagorical weaving of autobiographical narrative into a symbolist tapestry in which his mother, played by diva Pamela Flores, operatically singing her lines, is an ultrafeminine archetype—passionate, grounded, and loyal. And his father, played by Jodorowsky’s son Brontis, is a cruel and idealistic man on a mission to assassinate the Chilean dictator but instead becomes his horse trainer. So surreal, the film feels more real than life. The film failed to snag a distribution deal and effectively no one has seen it. Born in Chile to a Jewish immigrant family fleeing the pogroms in Russia, Jodorowsky emigrated to France in his 20s and founded The Panic Movement (in reference to the wild, uninhibited god Pan), a school of no-holds-barred, psychotransformist performance art. “The panic man is not, he is ever becoming,” says Jodorowsky. In addition to his films, Jodorowsky has written more than 20 books, including novels, an autobiography, works on psychology (or psychomagic, as he calls it), Tarot, and graphic novels. His most recent work, discussed in this interview, is Where the Bird Sings Best (Restless Books, 2015), a novel about his ancestral lineage, which itself is an example of the psychological teachings described in his book Metagenealogy: Self-Discovery Through Psychomagic and the Family Tree, “a practical guide to recognizing and overcoming the patterns and influences of the four generations before you.” Performance luminary Marina Abramovic said of Jodorowsky, “I divide the world into two categories: the originals, and the ones who follow. The originals are the people looking differently, who take the simple elements of everyday life and make miracles. And for me, Alejandro, you are the one original.” I was honored to have the opportunity to interview Mr. Jodorowsky in March. —Jason Stern 22 FEATURE CHRONOGRAM 5/15

What is the purpose of this new book, Where the Bird Sings Best? What is the purpose of an apple tree to make an apple? I make a book because I am an artist. So why does an artist make a book? For the same reason that an apple tree makes an apple. I understand from reading Metagenealogy that it’s a kind of an exercise for you. I am very aware that I am mortal. The older I get, the more clear it is. So then, I want to know who I am. That is the first question: Who am I, what am I, in this body? Why am I in this world, why am I in this century? And then I search myself. In order to know who I am, I need to know from where I came. Maybe I don’t know who I am, but I do know I come from my mother and my father. I come from a long line of ancestors, as you do—a lot of couples, men and women, who wanted to find something together, life, maybe love. Your father and mother, they are two; then your grandparents, there are four persons, eight persons, and then 16 persons, 32 persons, and then thousands of persons, searching for love and making children. I went very far back into my family history. I came to the moment when the Jewish people were expelled from Spain. That was important for me. I am a product of the expulsion of the Jews from Spain. I am also the product of when Czar Alexander started to kill the Jews in Russia. Then my grandparents escaped to Chile. I was born in Chile. Why? That is why I wrote this book, and then searching my genealogical tree, I discovered a lot of things. I discovered that these people didn’t live their lives fully because they suffered, and I needed to heal my genealogical tree and give to every person who made me, a realization. I realized all my ancestors, in a good way. For example, the sister of my father was a prostitute. So I gave to her the possibility to be married with the president of the republic. I realized her. That is why I wrote this book. So how much of the book is factual, and how much is creating new possibilities? Everything comes from real things, everything. For example, a Velàzquez painting, a Picasso painting—they are real, but they are not real, because they are artistic work. So it’s a mixing: Is reality what reality is, or is it all how you see reality? In reality, no one can speak about the real reality. No one knows that. We are a planet covered by millions of crazy persons. I heard a teacher say that our task in life is to repair the past and prepare the future. I would say, forgive the past. Forgive: understand what happened, understand why, and then you can forgive. Myself, I needed to forgive my father, my mother, my grandparents, the hatred in the families. A lot of things. So I did that. But also I want to show other people how to do that. 5/15 CHRONOGRAM FEATURE 23

A still from Dance of Reality.

So that’s an aspect of repairing, to forgive your ancestors, your parents? There are two ways.Yes, I forgive my parents. But in another way, I need to be forgiven by my parents, because I disappointed them. My father wanted me to be a businessman, working for money; maybe to be a doctor or a lawyer. I wanted to make puppets, to be a dancer, a mime, a poet. So he was very sad because of that. I failed for him. So then, he needs to forgive me. I am very happy with what I did in my life, but it was a catastrophe for him. So is there a simultaneous quality that the past and future and present are of a single fabric, and what takes place in the present is impacting the future and the past? There you are speaking of the problem of time, of past, present, future. It’s a very complex thing, because there is no time. It’s a human invention. There are changes; the universe is changing. I don’t know my age; I know my changes. If the world is not changing, there’s no time. Also, reality doesn’t start and doesn’t finish. It’s a continuity. So then, how do we think about present, past, future? The future is not there. There is only the present. The future will be. You and I are making a future, in this moment. If we didn’t speak today, we would be making another pattern, making another future. Who knows what will happen as a result of this conversation? Your books and films contain rich and beautiful language and images, and there is also ugliness and violence—similar to mythology or fairy tales, more figurative than literal. Can you say something about ugliness and beauty, and their purpose? Beautiful is everything that gives to you the possibility to have a happy life. Ugly is everything that impedes you in having a happy life. But also, suffering is a sacred thing, because it’s an obstacle to your growth. If a plant doesn’t fight, it doesn’t grow. From a seed in the earth, if it can overcome the cold, the dry, the insects, then it’s strong, it’s a good plant. So we need to voluntarily submit to 24 FEATURE CHRONOGRAM 5/15

some kinds of problems of living, in order to vanquish them, and to bring out what we really are, what we want.You need to fight against the world in order to live well.You need to live your own reality. It’s not a thing they give to you. They give to you a nonreality. I knew a Zen master who needed to speak with a group about Zen, and when he came to the place where he was to speak, a bird started to sing. The master just said, “That is my message. Good-bye.” The bird sings because he’s happy. Naturally. He has no motive for singing. He doesn’t say to himself, “Why am I singing?” No, he sings because it’s natural, it’s authentic. And inside our intellect, when we make silent emptiness, the birds sing—in the heart, when full of love. The epigraph for Where the Bird Sings Best is from Jean Cocteau: “Where the bird sings best is in the genealogical tree.” Yes, that is the meaning of the title. Creative energy, and experiencing the flow of being and doing and creating, is something that people seek through spiritual work. They meditate, they chant, they do practices to come into a kind of fullness of life. These days there are a lot of people searching, as if for an object. Searching for illumination, satori, baraka. Searching for this, for that. Searching to construct myself a soul, trying to do something. But we have nothing to construct. We have everything.We were born perfect, and we are perfect; but we don’t know. And then the only thing we need to do is to take out prejudice.That is the work; not to “do something.” Just to take out prejudice, to be free. No definition in the mind, no definition in the heart, no definition in the sex, no definition in the body. I can be free to do every movement I want. I can think whatever I want. I have no age. I have no nationality. I am not this or that. I am free. I am a body, that is all. That is to be free, and if you are free, you are yourself. And if you are yourself, well, what more do you want? You cannot have more than what you are. I am what I am. And I feel very good, you know?

find your canvas. Top: A still from El Topo. Bottom: A still from Holy Mountain.

Let’s talk again about your book. When I wrote this book, I knew that I was in the Latin American literature. I am not Garcia Márquez or Neruda, and I knew that if I started to speak about my genealogical tree, as a Jew, I would no longer be included in the literature of Latin America. They cannot accept that. But now I am happy, because with the Jewish immigration so big in America, I believe I can find, at last, a public for my book, because I believe in my book. I took a lot of time to construct it, to go through history, to search my family, because the family stories are a secret.They don’t want to speak about painful things.You need to work to find that information. I did it, and now I hope I will communicate that to people. How did you do the research? Where did you find the information about your family? From the family who was alive at the time.You know, when I was 23 years old, I cut my tree. I stopped seeing my family, forever. It was very difficult, but I did it.You need to be a real hero or a bad criminal to never see your mother, your father, your sister, your grandparents. I stopped. Twenty-three years old, I came to Paris alone. I was finished with my family. And then I started to suffer, because it was a big anguish to quit with this family. I said, I am not a Christian, why do I need to forgive a person who was like a monster? Why do I need to try to love people who never loved me, who were always fighting, who never gave me any nurturing? I quit with them, and it was forever. My sister, my mother, my father—all of them died. So the last time you saw any of them was when you were 23? Yes. And then later, I searched for friends of them, doing research, like an ethnologue, scientific. I was searching. In Metagenealogy I explain the importance of the genealogical tree. But in order to discover how important was this tree, I needed to cut it. All people have a family, but I needed to not have a family. I had to sacrifice that to realize the importance of a good family.

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So, what was the effect of that sacrifice? It made me really strong. I have been fighting all my life. This is why I make pictures without fear. I do what I want. It made me very strong, very strong.

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I notice that in many spiritual traditions, it becomes very controlled, everybody doing their practice, but individuality isn’t allowed, and the creativity doesn’t come in. It seems like creative energy is the most powerful energy that we have if it can become connected to spiritual work and inner work. Yes. When you make a movement, a mechanical movement that is about perfection, it’s not useful unless it’s brought into life.You practice, and you learn discipline. But discipline is not the goal. As you go in your boat, you need to traverse the river; but the goal is not the boat. The goal is to go out, traveling, to traverse the river. Discipline is necessary, but it’s not the goal. Can art be a kind of medicine to heal society? Art is not medicine, no. The illness is an invention. Illness is not your nature. Art shows you that you are not ill. It shows you how you really are.You are not an ill person; you have parasites. We are full of parasites. I call it prejudice. We are full of mental prejudice.We need to take that out, and that is the role of art, to show dignity to you, your human dignity. Art is not a business. We need to search: What is a human soul? What is art? Art is: I need to find in myself what is beautiful in my human being in order to give to others and show to others that they are beautiful. I must not make art to be admired myself. I need to admire humanity. I need to teach humanity to admire itself.

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If art is not a business, then is making money a curse for an artist? No, no. If you want money because you’re a good doctor, that’s good. But if you are a doctor because you want money, that will kill a lot of persons. If you make art for money, you will destroy a lot of persons. But if you make real art, and you also want money, that is good, because that permits you to continue it, to promote a new life. It’s different. Money is not poison. The way you use the money, that’s the problem. The industries now destroying the Earth—that is the bad employ of money. Also, money is bad if only a few have a lot and the many have only a little. We should not be a society of slaves. We need the art to show that.

To show it’s possible? Yes. That’s what I’m doing. It’s not to change the world—that’s not possible. But in any moment, you can start to change the world. It’s very difficult to change yourself, but in any moment, you can start to change yourself. We can start, and that is important, to start. The intention is important, and step by step, that will lead to it. Not immediately. Step by step.

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The House

Above: Steven Keith and Roscoe Betsill designed their 2,000-square-foot weekend home to appear as if it rises from the surrounding woods. Opposite, top: Keith and Ruby in the living room. The painting Sunflowers, is by Francis Tint. Opposite, middle: An illustration of a Hudson Valley Resort Camp circa 1905 in the mud room. Opposite, far right: Betsill’s collection of copper pots, vintage bowls, and culinary implements. Opposite, bottom:Betsill’s collection of antique drafting tools, inherited from his father.

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A COUNTRY HOME IN OLIVEBRIDGE By Haynes Llewellyn Photos by Deborah DeGraffenreid

here is a certain fluidity of space, environment, and atmosphere that runs through life. Fluidity may be seen through the way we lead our lives, structure our homes, or define our movements. For architect Steven Keith and food stylist Roscoe Betsill, fluidity is a collaborative effort emphasizing a harmonious interaction of life, interests, career, friends, and home. Engaging and witty, Betsill and Keith are a couple you would enjoy spending a weekend with in any season. Great pals you would imagine laughing with over morning coffee, listening to jazz with in the afternoon, and ending your day with by preparing a simple meal comprised of the freshest local ingredients. A typical drive in Ulster County carries you along winding roads and through rich farmland with views of the Catskills. Towns like Esopus, Stone Ridge, and Olive possess charming woodland areas, creeks, and ridges. On such a driving tour in 1996, Betsill and Keith first discovered the site for their future home in Olivebridge near the Ashokan Reservoir, a maple-andevergreen-covered 14-acre parcel. “Initially, we asked three friends, all of whom were realtors, to assist us in our search for a perfect property,” says Betsill. “We were very specific in our description of the type of property we were searching for,” continues Keith. While the first two friends selected properties that fell short of the mark, the third friend hit the nail on the head. Betsill, who had purchased a home in 1990 right on Route 209 in

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Stone Ridge, longed “for a property removed from the highway.” Keith, who often pays tribute to a structure’s natural setting in his architectural work, envisioned a property with “varying degrees of natural light and unobstructed mountain views.” Power Couple Through collaborative efforts with clients, Steven Keith has developed a noted architectural practice. His work has been featured in Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, and Metropolitan Home. Since launching his private practice in 2012, Keith has worked on a diverse array of projects in both Manhattan and the Hudson Valley. The range of projects can encompass a total gut renovation of an Upper East Side townhouse or the restoration of an 1860s Hudson Valley farmhouse. In culinary circles, the name Roscoe Betsill is instantly equated with excellence, style, and panache. Betsill’s clients have included culinary luminaries from Florence Fabricant to Rachel Ray. Through stints with such diverse publications as Field and Stream, Food andWine, and Family Circle, Betsill is considered an industry leader in food styling and recipe development. It was through his work with photographer John Dugdale that Betsill was first introduced to the Hudson Valley. Initially the pair developed the visual images for Fabricant’s bestselling cookbook New Home Cooking.

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A Marvelous Tree House Fascinated with drafting and drawing withT-squares since age 12, Keith utilized a restrained, minimalist approach to their home’s exterior. “As you turn into the driveway, we wanted our guests to subtly see the home’s façade rising from the woods,” says Keith. As you approach the 2,000-square-foot shake house with white trim, it seems to sprout from its environment. Entering the mudroom, a sense of restrained elegance is conveyed by the space’s slanted wooden walls and slate flooring. Then, like the turn of a kaleidoscope, one’s sensory perceptions are thrown askew as you enter interior the living / dining area with its light-filled 14-foot ceiling. Windows frame the exterior mountain views like natural portraits—the sensation is one of having stepped into a marvelous tree house. Lowering one’s plain of vision, attention is drawn to the room’s bluestone fireplace. With a minimalist’s appreciation of furnishings and hatred of clutter, Keith designed the furnishings in this area as enhancements—rather than distractions—to the space’s overall fluidity. To house Betsill’s extensive collection of white ceramics, crystal, and props from photo shoots, Keith designed oak cabinets with upper glass doors. The effect is reminiscent of the clear storage galleries in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s American Wing. Antique Arts and Crafts chairs mix simplistically with occasional tables, a nine-foot pine-dining table, and streamlined leather dining chairs. A devotee of the work of architect Rudolph Schindler, Keith designed the rooms matching sofas as a tribute to Schindler’s furniture designs for his West Hollywood residence. Custom Kitchen When designing a kitchen to meet the specifications of one of the world’s premiere food stylists, no detail is too small.The kitchen counters are divided into two heights. In the preparation area, “I continued to stack cutting board upon cutting board, until the proposed counter height was in congruence with Roscoe’s erect spine,” says Keith. The center island is composed of one slab of slate with a pedestal of corresponding hue to the kitchen’s cabinetry. As a master of the element of surprise and delight, Betsill has designed a kitchen that has an element of magic. The open-concept dimension of the kitchen and living space can be masterfully concealed by a series of oversize sliding wooden panels. Reminiscent of an Asian teahouse, the panels slide into place, to then be reopened as dinner guests are wowed by Betsill’s gastronomic preparations. Piece of Heaven “On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it,” wrote Jules Renard. Indeed, as one moves from the main living area of this home to the exterior living space Renard’s words ring clear. To step onto Betsill and Keith’s deck is to step into the treetops, to an unobstructed view of the Catskills. In the early hours of dawn, “the mountains are a glow of burnt orange,” state the couple. In every season as in every hour of the day, the mountain peaks are redefined by shadows and light. Occasionally, the Hudson Valley offers glimpses into the land discovered by Henry Hudson more than 400 years ago. In early spring, Roscoe plants lettuces and hearty greens in terra-cotta planters along the terrace’s edge. With a natural bottle-infiltration water system, the plantings are watered throughout the week during the couple’s absences. In the summer months the warmth of the sun is utilized to create teas in varying flavors. Truly this exterior space which projects from the house via wooden armatures which rest above the tree tops is a very close to heaven on earth. Keith designed adjacent office spaces for himself and Betsill just inside from the terrace area. Betsill’s office is filled with cooking implements, vintage culinary items, and an array of books and takes full advantage of the terrace’s view. Keith’s own office is decorated with a collection of antique drafting tools and looks onto branches that sway with the breeze. When designing with an eye to a structure’s natural surroundings how magnificent to have a drafting table with a tantalizing view. The combination of the adjacent office spaces and the exterior terrace emphasizes the collaborative aspect of the couple’s life. Above: Subtle shades of color are used throughout the home, as exemplified in the guest room. Below: A view up the stairs to the second floor.

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Public/Private Partnership The purity of line, functionality, and practicality of the house’s design is enhanced by the natural flow of public spaces into private spaces. At the entrance to the home’s private areas, an oak slanted wall subtly defines the separation between guest room, guest bathroom, and sitting room. The juxtaposition of these spaces reinstates the home’s simplicity of design. As one steps into the guest room a slight gasp of breadth occurs as the natural view of the Catskills unfolds. Minimal furnishings paired with artwork complement the view. The slanted wooden entrance wall as one enters the private space is not simply a decorative element but a carefully conceived way of disguising the staircase to the en suite master bedroom. A play on depth perception occurs as the stairs seem to widen as you ascend. As one reaches the upper landing, the concept of a tree house within a tree house comes into play. This area is filled with natural light provided by an open framed window, that offers a panoramic view of the living space below. Entering the master bedroom, requires passing through a glass atrium. In a visual play, the wall tiles make it appears as if one is swimming through this resort-style spa bathroom. Perhaps in one of the home’s cleverest designs, the room conveys a sense of tranquility, relaxation, and escape. There is a method to food preparation, architecture, design, decoration and styling. In the case of Roscoe Betsill and Steven Keith, these components are heightened by fluidity. As one would carefully select the proper ingredients for a perfect recipe, the couple have designed and created their home. A testament to the couple’s appreciation of friends and family is exemplified by their collection of familial photographs and mementos, displayed in various nooks throughout the house. The home is also sparingly adorned by artworks created by their numerous friends. The couple’s impressive collection includes works by Martin Puryear, John Dugdale, Seydou Keita, David Halladay, Mark Beard, Stephen Skolar, Francine Tint, Sharon Gold, Elise Ferguson, Carlos Ferguson, Julie Hedrick, Deborah Erhlich, and Kathy Ereteman to name but a few.

Top: Keith and Betsill getting ready to entertain in their open-plan dining room. Middle: A drawing by Mark Beard in the master bedroom is framed by the natural art of the Catskill Mountains. Keith designed the bed. Bottom: Wooden finishes and natural create a sense of tranquility in the master bathroom.

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ears ago I had to replace dozens of ‘Limerock Ruby’ coreopsis plants for my clients. This perennial plant charmed me with the most lovely, profuse little velvet-red daisy-type flowers, and it could handle dry, rocky soils. But even though it was marketed as winter hardy for our region, turns out, it wasn’t. For me, this perennial turned out to be a very costly…annual. Liz Elkin, proprietor of Bloom Landscape Design and Fine Gardening Service, says, “Sometimes a beautiful, bold new flower or shrub will practically leap off the nursery table and jump into my truck. I will bring just one of them home, plant it in my own garden or container, and see how it behaves for a season or two before incorporating it into designs for a client’s garden. Sometimes, a robust-looking plant in the nursery or greenhouse turns out to be a total bust in the garden, too weak to handle our heavy local soils. Alternately, sometimes a sweet, small, innocent-looking ground cover will take over the entire garden by the end of its second season.” For all plants, keep your site conditions in mind when you go shopping so that you can select the right plant for the right spot. For instance, do you have shade for most of the day in that spot, or baking sun, or some of both? Does the soil drain well there, or stay wet? And the very important macrocondition: What is your USDA Hardiness Zone, and is the plant you’re thinking of buying fully winter hardy to that zone? There is another major consideration. Orange County Arboretum Horticulturist and Arborist Pete Patel says, “I’ve observed that the biggest

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Perennials Patel advises people not to buy perennials only when they are in bloom. “What’s it going to look like at the end of summer?” he says. “We all have the capability in our pocket to look at that plant online and find out.” If we only buy what’s in bloom in May or June, we miss out on many beautiful, deerresistant, drought-tolerant plants that tend to bloom in late summer or fall. Patel recommends that we always favor the independent growers. “Their livelihood is based on these plants, so they know them inside and out for your local area.They will come to remember you as the person with the sandy loam or heavy clay or full shade.” When Patel is shopping for perennials, in addition to looking for healthy foliage and absence of insects or fungus, he looks for the little round pellets that indicate a slow-release fertilizer has been applied. He checks the soil mix to see if it is friable and contains compost. “I don’t like a perennial (or an annual) that has a huge mass relative to the size of its pot,” he says. “When you put that in the ground, you’ll be watering it every day. I prefer the more compact plants.” Patel also looks for a vigorous root system but one that has not yet become pot-bound. For economy, he asks, “Are there enough roots such that I can divide that perennial into four? Can that ground cover be chopped four or six ways?”

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Top: Most trees should have one strong central leader, and all trees should have well-balanced branching. Middle: Orange County Arboretum Horticulturist and Arborist Pete Patel has had extensive experience picking out plants. Bottom: Observe the general growing conditions for the trees and shrubs in a nursery. Do they look uniformly well watered and healthy, like these do?

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Shrubs and Trees With trees and shrubs especially, be sure to consider how much above ground and below ground space is actually available to accommodate the plant at its mature size. Shrubs should have well-balanced growth, with stems growing up and out, not crossing over one another. They should not be pot-bound, a condition that forces roots to circle around the inside of the pot. Patel will grab the base of the plant and remove it from the pot to be sure. “For shrubs or trees, having circling roots is really detrimental over the life of the plant,” he says. One of the indicators that trees or shrubs are pot-bound is that they will fall over in the wind, because their “sail” is too large relative to their constrained root mass. In addition to looking for healthy foliage and soil and absence of critters, Elkin considers travel conditions for woody plants especially. She says, “I try to pick the most compact, sturdy plant that will travel well and does not have rogue branches or stems sticking out asking to be broken on the way home.” When Patel shops for trees, he makes sure he can see the root flare—the place where the roots begin to flare out. If you can’t see the root flare, or can’t scratch down through the soil and see it, the tree has been buried under too much soil. This will create problems in the future, because tree roots need to be close to the soil surface to access oxygen. Structure is really important in trees: Is there a strong central leader (preferred), or are there co-dominant stems that are subject to breakage? Is the branch system well balanced, or are there large branches crossing and rubbing against one another? Are there side branches almost as wide in diameter as the main trunk? If so, those proportionately large branches are prone to rip off under the weight of snow or ice. Patel looks for any wounding on the trunk, and says that if there is a tree protector sleeve, he slides it up to inspect the trunk underneath. Avoid buying trees with trunk wounds. For both trees and shrubs, Patel looks at the condition of the soil to see if fertilizer and adequate water have been applied. He says, “If it’s an evergreen with its root system in burlap sitting in a hot parking lot with no signs of irrigation, or it’s one dry container-grown tree in a block of container-grown trees that are wet, these are trees to avoid.” RESOURCES Bloom Landscape Design and Fine Gardening Service Bloomfinegardening.com Cornell Annual Plant Trials Hort.cornell.edu/bglannuals Deer Resistant Plants List from Mohonk Mountain House Gardening.cornell.edu/factsheets/deerdef/mohonk_list.pdf Orange County Arboretum Orangecountyarboretum.org USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map Planthardiness.ars.usda.gov

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utside a stone house in Hurley, between the front door and the driveway, the snow was packed hard into a jump. Fifteen-yearold Ever Peacock came in fast, hit the jump, and kicked the BMX bike out from under him in mid-air so it spun a circle beneath him, before he reseated for the landing. Afterward, his face completely changed. Peacock’s quiet reserve turned into an ear-to-ear grin. “That was a tail whip,” he says. At first glance, BMX might seem dangerous. But like any sport, there’s more to it. With homegrown, kid-derived roots, BMX is marked by innovation. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, kids were modifying the Schwinn Stingray so they could imitate their motocross heroes; hence, the name, bicycle motocross (BMX). It’s just a single-gear bike with small, fat wheels, but what makes it special is how it’s lightweight and sturdy. Kids started to catch air and land tricks while they rode. Add associations to sanction the sport, along with magazines to spread the word, and popularity mounted until BMX went mainstream at ESPN’s first X Games in 1995 and won a place in the 2008 Olympics. It’s a solo focus, unlike team sports. Peacock isn’t beholden to a practice schedule. “You set goals,” he says. Like when Peacock wanted to learn a backflip. He’d try it and fall. Other riders gave him pointers. Then he finally landed it. His mother, the painter Nina Isabelle, feels that shows persistence. “I think it translates to whatever you’re going to do later in life.” Isabelle grew up riding BMX bikes and skateboarding at a camp started by her father in Pennsylvania. With mastery of the basic skills, Isabelle would tap into a meditative state while riding. Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi calls that state flow—the complete immersion in an activity. It can happen anywhere in life, but it does in sports three times more often, so athletes say they’re “in the zone.” In his 1998 book Finding Flow (Basic Books), Csikszentmihalyi contends that involving your whole being in activities of intrinsic motivation (just really wanting to do it) makes people happy. “In the harmonious focusing of physical and psychic energy,” he writes, “life finally comes into its own.” That holds appeal for BMXers. It’s a fun escape to completely focus on the splitsecond decisions that make a trick possible. “It fills a human need for a lot of riders,” Isabelle says. Peacock’s not out for an adrenaline rush; he prefers the solitary practice and feeling of accomplishment. But freestylers like Peacock have no real place in the Hudson Valley. Skate parks are ideal but don’t always cater to bikes. The one in Saugerties, which was conceived and partially funded through the grass-

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roots efforts of kids who liked to ride BMX, has limited itself to skateboards due to insurance constraints. Sometimes Peacock and Isabelle venture up to CranX, a park in Syracuse. There are different tracks, so mountain bikes and BMX can intermingle, and people take turns while riding. “I think BMX is a good sport for kids because they’re learning to be in a community,” says Isabelle. “There’s older and younger people and different types of riding. They’re still learning to interact, even though they’re each working individually.” Peacock says that wherever you ride, everyone talks and hangs out, even if you don’t know them. But most of the time Peacock just practices alone on the sidewalk in Hurley and in school parking lots until he’s told to stop. “There’s nowhere to ride around here, so you kinda gotta get yelled at,” he says. “You either get yelled at or you don’t ride.” And not riding isn’t going to happen. The Sweet Spot All over the Hudson Valley, secret, home-made BMX trails exist on idle land. It could be an actual trail on some large parcel, or simply a series of packed dirt mounds with varying degrees of pitch, sometimes called a rhythm section. Peacock says in other parts of the country, trails mimic skate parks, catering to freestylers, but here they’re like racetracks with higher jumps. A trail builder of Peacock’s acquaintance is 26-year-old Sam Havranek, who says there’s almost no formal structure to it; it’s more about mutual respect and a common goal. “The dirt shows no favorites other than to those who give up their time and effort,” Havranek maintains. “It’s more than a group of friends in one town.When you’re a trail builder, you have friends anywhere they stack dirt.” To be welcomed at a jump spot, you need a verbal invitation from a builder. The biggest obstacle is liability. Sometimes the land really is unclaimed, and sometimes the owners ultimately hire security to patrol it. But sometimes landowners don’t mind the usage, as long as people are respectful and wear helmets. A few spots, like Catty Woods in Pennsylvania, are insured and supported through private donations and sponsorship. What Havranek finds so appealing is achieving an imagined vision with materials he finds in the woods. Then riding it. “They see an empty space and get excited about building something,” says Steve Leibowitz of Revolution Bicycles in Saugerties. It’s an outlet, where kids can be themselves. Leibowitz knows, having been a fearless youth in Queens, building jumps on “dead” land, and getting uprooted when housing complexes were put in.

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Now Leibowitz touts the multiuse trail system that Sawyer Mountain Bike Club and the town created at Cantine Sports Complex. He’d like to see jump features established there at some point. “[BMXers] are trying to find recreation on a public roadway or sidewalk, and that’s tough,” he says. “They want to take the bike to the next level, develop skills, and home in on riding a freestyle bike the way it should be ridden.Without a skate park, there’s not an appropriate outlet for riding BMX.” On a previously underutilized parcel with views of the Catskills and the Berkshires, the trail is about half a mile from Leibowitz’s shop. When kids are serious about BMX, they’ll come in with their parents to invest in a $300 bike, then, over time, trick it out to represent their personal style with sprockets, a more popular brand of grip, or colored handlebars.

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Going Big When the eldest Henderson boy, Michael, asked for a bike more than 20 years ago, at age 5, the Hendersons decided to explore the track at Kingston Point Park. They’ve been there ever since. For the past 10 years, Mike Henderson has been track director. “I’m like the head volunteer,” he jokes while alluding to the fact that the track is run by a parents’ association. Mike’s wife often works the registration booth after first carrying out the loaner bikes that are kept locked up. So, in a way, their daughter, Alaina Henderson, now competing at an elite level, has been into BMX since before she was born. Growing up at the track, Alaina, like everyone, would practice on Mondays and race on Wednesdays. The site is affiliated with USA BMX, which provides guidelines and a computerized scoring system. The New York State Qualifier event at the end of May (this year it’s on May 31) brings thousands of travelers to Kingston every year. The Hendersons would load up the minivan with kids and bikes to do qualifiers at the 10 to 12 New York tracks, followed by the East Coast Regional series and the Nationals. Alaina turned pro at age 16 and traveled to the world championships in Canada and Europe for Supercross, a more technical series that only elites can race in. Now she lives in the shadow of the Olympic Training Center in San Diego, California, where she practices each week, hoping to one day make the team. But some kids come to Kingston Point BMX with a bike from Walmart. They might ride a little, then just hang out with friends. The track offers a free trial for first-timers, then an annual membership for $60. And there’s aid for kids who can’t afford the fees. If kids miss a practice, they’re not penalized, like in other sports. The motto is “Nobody sits on the bench in BMX.” A few weeks ago, Mike went to the South Carolina airport to watch his daughter compete. At the new multi-million-dollar Supercross BMX facility in Rock Hill, Alaina started at the top of a 26.3-foot hill and raced into the first straightaway and jump before she crashed. “It’s the dark side of the sport,” Mike says. “When you’re going 30mph and something goes wrong, the outcomes aren’t always good.” Mike’s spent time in the ER with his daughter, once in Ohio when her handlebars punctured her intestines (since healed). But a lifetime of BMX has made Alaina who she is today: disciplined, independent, and undeterred. “You want your kids to know that if they’re doing something self-destructive, they should stop. But on the other hand, it’s good for them to not let things get in their way,” says Isabelle, who once brought Peacock to the ER after a fall when she worried he’d damaged his eye. (He didn’t.) Both Isabelle and Mike Henderson stock their kids with protective gear and trust that they’re as careful as any athlete can be. “Whether you’re a road cyclist, mountain biker, recreationist, or BMXer, everybody has their task,” muses Leibowitz. “You want to be more efficient and more confident.You start seeing the potential consequences. But when you can achieve the skill sets, you feel more bolstered with life, in general. I’m not saying everyone is going out to be X Games-style, but everybody has a focus.” RESOURCES CranX Cranx.com Catty Woods Pawoods.com Revolution Bicycles Revolutionbikesny.com Cantine Veterans Sports Complex Village.saugerties.ny.us Kingston Point BMX Kingstonpointbmx.com USA BMX Usabmx.com

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Community Pages

Wayne Hancock performing at Towne Crier Café in Beacon

HIGHLAND FLING BEACON, COLD SPRING, & GARRISON BY BRIAN PJ CRONIN PHOTOS BY CHRISTINE ASHBURN

top me if you’ve heard this one before: A town thrives in the early part of the 20th century as a center of industry and/or transportation. But times change. Factories head overseas. Railroads and barges fall out of fashion. Highways are built that bypass downtown. Businesses close. Towns crumble. Cue the tumbleweeds and crime. Then, times change again. Young creative types flee increasingly expensive urban centers to start raising families in quieter, more affordable environs. Walkable communities and Queen Anne-style buildings are drooled over instead of condescendingly chuckled at. Galleries spring up. Homes are restored. Sushi arrives. It’s a familiar story, the boom-then-bust-then-boom-again cycle that has defined so many Hudson Valley river towns over the past 100 years. The city of Beacon has the advantage of being farther along in this story than most. Back in 2002, there was just a handful of galleries and artisans laboring here. But they banded together to form the Beacon Arts Community Association and began hosting special events on the second Saturday of every month, hoping to attract attention. Soon, the Dia Art Foundation was coming to town, looking at the abandoned Nabsico factory by the river, and thinking that a few of those Richard Serra sculptures they had lying around would look kind of nice there. Cue the inspirational montage.

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Cold Spring Riverfront Park

Susan Gagnon of Everyday Vintage at the Beacon Flea Market

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Outside the Sound Shack on Record Store Day in Beacon

Garrison Art Center Pottery Studio Manager Lisa Knaus works with Philipstown residents in a plate-making workshop, as part of the Made in Philipstown Banquet event.

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Pete and Toshi Seeger Riverfront Park, Beacon

Thirteen years later, Beacon serves as model of urban renewal and its onceboarded-up downtown wants for little. There are plenty of places to hear live music (the Towne Crier, Quinn’s, Dogwood), plenty of places to stay (the Roundhouse as well as a bevy of long-established bed and breakfasts), and plenty of places that sell craft beer (pretty much every business on Main Street, with the possible exception of the methadone clinic).There’s an independent butcher cutting up fresh local meats, a hand-crafted soda syrup shop with loose-leaf teas and spices, and not one, but two record shops. Even the infamous storefront at 328 Main, which has spent the past 10 years completely empty save for a mysterious sign in its window proclaiming “Chinese restaurant coming soon!,” is about to become the expanded home of the Beacon Bagel. They’re not the only business expanding: The gourmet store Beacon Pantry, the craft beer store and restaurant The Hop, and the handmade soap company Beacon Bath and Bubble have all recently moved into bigger spaces to keep up with demand. The vibes have even crossed south over Breakneck Ridge into the hamlets that make up Phillipstown in Putnam County. In Cold Spring, main street stores Old Souls, Cold Spring Apothecary, and Cold Spring General Store sport a refreshingly forward-thinking sense of aesthetics and style, while the Garrison Art Center held a public printmaking workshop last year that utilized a giant steamroller. Beacon is booming, which suggests the question: How does Beacon make sure that the boom doesn’t go bust again? Rents are rising on Main Street and locals are beginning to openly grumble about possibly being “priced out of Beacon,” a phrase that would have been laughed at a decade ago. One of the many virtues of Beacon’s most famous resident, the late folk icon Pete Seeger, was the way he provided a guiding spirit, effortlessly bringing old Beacon and new Beacon together. The city government has followed his lead, turning down chain stores and a proposal from the MTA for a massive transit-oriented development project by the river that would have swelled the city’s tax rolls at the expense of its character and spirit. There will no doubt be other development projects proposed by outsiders and more grumblings about how things were better back in the old days, even if the old days in question were three years ago. But in order to navigate this perilous period in the city’s history, old Beacon and new Beacon alike will have to work together to make sure that the last 15 years of work does not come undone. The price of a golden age is eternal vigilance. And we all have to be Pete now. 56 COMMUNITY PAGES CHRONOGRAM 5/15

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TEN THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE HUDSON HIGHLANDS After a yearlong hiatus, Beacon’s outdoor concert Riverfest returns on June 28 with an impressive lineup that includes Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, Breakfast In Fur, Simi Stone, and Tracy Bonham. If you’ve come to the Hudson Highlands for some peace and quiet, you’ll find it at the Garrison Institute, a retreat center in a former monastery that hosts gatherings and workshops in mindful living throughout the year. Beacon’s legendary foundry Polich Tallix may have long since moved away, but iron will once again be poured at the foundry’s old home during the Hefestus Festival on May 23, featuring workshops, live music, local food, and thousands of pounds of molten iron. Also on the grounds of the old Tallix foundry, the lighting manufacturers Niche Modern have been making their handblown glass bulbs on site for years. On June 13 and 14 they’ll hold their semiannual factory sale, open to the public. Curbside composting is coming to Beacon thanks to the local waste-management company Zero To Go, which just launched a bike-powered pilot program. On Saturday, September 5 at the Garrison Art Center, the first Made In Phillipstown festival will take place. The event will feature a free banquet served on a 300-foot long table by the river. Not only will all the food on the table be local, but all of the plates, bowls, candles, linens, and vases on the table will be handmade by local artisans as well. Last year, the owners of Beacon’s Cup & Saucer Tea Room, transformed their cozy eatery into The Pandorica, a Dr. Who-themed restaurant. Then the Internet found out. For the next month, it was easier to get a table at Rao’s or Per Se in Manhattan than it was to get into The Pandorica.

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It’s about a 10-minute drive from Beacon to Cold Spring, or a couple of hours of hiking if you go over the Highlands. Soon, the walk will be a lot easier. Several local organizations are banding together to create the Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail, a nine-mile path that will connect the Beacon and Cold Spring train stations. The Hudson Highlands are filled with dozens of fantastic hiking trails, but the most infamous of all is the aptly named Breakneck Ridge: a 1,260-foot scramble up the rocky mountain that separates Dutchess and Putnam Counties. During the summer, emergency responders are summoned to the ridge about three times a week. But thousands of hikers of all ages and abilities scale Breakneck every summer weekend without incident. Just wear sturdy hiking boots, don’t be in a hurry to catch a train, and for Pete’s sake don’t decide after downing a few beers that a quick scramble up the ridge at sunset would be a really cool idea. If you do manage to scale Breakneck Ridge, one of your many rewards will be a view of ruined Bannerman’s Castle on tiny Pollepel Island below. This summer, local artist Melissa McGill will be installing a public artwork, Constellation, encircling the castle ruins. The installation consists of 17 poles topped with solar-powered LED lights. When the sun goes down, the lights will flicker on and trace the castle’s original outline in the dark.

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Miró Quartet

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Jeremy Denk

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galleries & museums

Videofreex:

The Art of Guerrilla Television

WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRE-COLLEGE INSTITUTE IN PEEKSKILL Our STEAM program (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) is focused on engaging precollege youth (ages 7-17) in arts technology integration that will better prepare them for advanced study and work in the 21st Century. STEAM focuses on the hybridization of art and science and develops critical creative thinking. These courses are designed to encourage self-expression, collaboration, and innovation. Students are the makers and will combine manual and digital skills to realize a take-away portfolio project. Please see our website www.sunywcc.edu/peekskillyouth for more information. Call us at 914-606-7300 or email peeskill@sunywcc. edu. For information regarding summer adult classes, please see www. sunywcc.edu/peekskill.

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John Dominis, Videofreex (l. to r.) David Cort, Bart Friedman, and Parry Teasdale (holding Sarah Teasdale) introduce Lanesville, NY resident Scottie Benjamin to Sony Portapak technology at Maple Tree Farm, 1973, gelatin silver print, courtesy Videofreex.

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Virginia Poundstone’s Rainbow Rose, part of the exhibit “Circumstance,” running from May 3 through October 25 at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, CT.

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Portfolio Roy Gumpel

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On March 21, nine dance troupes performed at UPAC in Kingston at the 32nd annual Festival of Dance: Vanessa Van Wormer/Chamber Ballet Brockport, Dance Conservatory Performance Project, Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company, Energy Dance Company, Silver Screen Ballroom, Solas An Lae Irish american Dance Company, Syncopated City Dance Company, Ulster Ballet Company, and Zest Collective. Chronogram contributor Roy Gumpel captured the evening through his lens. More photographs at Chronogram.com. This page, clockwise from top left: Energy Dance Company; dancers warming up backstage; Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company members Louisa Barta, Maggie Ciambrone, Marie Klaiber, AndrĂŠ Robles, Sara Senecal, Laura Teeter; Solas An Lae American Irish Dance Company. Opposite page, clockwise from top: Justin Valentine; Lou Brockman and Heather Gehring of Silver Screen Ballroom; Lindsay Michaels and Stefan Huynh of Yeah, Man Dance; Michael Jagger and Kristan Jackson of Syncopated City Dance Company.

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galleries & museums

Rachel Papo’s True with Hula Hoop, from the exhibit “Homeschooled,” running through June 14 at the Center for Photography at Woodstock.

510 WARREN ST GALLERY 510 WARREN STREET, HUDSON (518) 822-0510. “Streetscapes.” Works in oil, pastel and charcoal by Natalie Levy. May 1-24. Opening reception May 2, 3-6pm

ALBERT SHAHINIAN FINE ART GALLERY 22 EAST MARKET STREET SUITE 301, RHINEBECK 876-7578. “Duo Solos.” David Eddy, paintings and Polly W. Law, bricolage. May 3-31. Opening reception May 3, 2-4pm.

AMERICAN GIFTS GALLERY & SHOWROOM

BARRETT ART CENTER

55 NOXON STREET, POUGHKEEPSIE 471-2550. “T.H.I.S: Thank Heaven It’s Spring.” Visual art in a wide scope of two-dimensional mediums. May 2-22. Opeing reception May 2, 5-7pm.

BCB ART

116 WARREN STREET, HUDSON (518) 828-4539. “Slant Flying.” An exhibition of new work by Sasha Chermayeff. Through May 24.

BEACON 3D

62 EAST MARKET STREET, RED HOOK 758-1653. “Plein-air Paintings by Barbara Masterson.” May 15-July 15.

164 MAIN STREET, BEACON. “Beacon 3D.” Twenty artists will exhibit their work in the third annual outdoor public art event. May 15-October 15.

AMITY GALLERY

BEACON ARTIST UNION

110 NEWPORT BRIDGE ROAD, WARWICK 258-0818. “Other Creatures: Woodcuts and Woodblocks by Flavia Bacarella.” Recent work is based on observations of wildlife during a safari in Kenya in 2014. Every weekend from 12-4pm through May. Opening reception May 2, 4-7pm.

THE ART AND ZEN GALLERY 702 FREEDOM PLAINS ROAD SUITE B6, POUGHKEEPSIE 473-3334. “Acrylic Paintings by Faul Su.” May 6-June 30. Opening reception May 16, 1-5pm.

506 MAIN STREET, BEACON 222-0177. Works by Eva Drizhal. Through May 3.

BEACON INSTITUTE’S CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION AND EDUCATION 199 DENNING’S POINT, 838-1600. “Following Rivers.” Photography exhibit by Alison M. Jones for No Water No Life®. Through October 3.

BEACON OPEN STUDIOS

60 MAIN STREET, PHOENICIA 688-2142. “Fantasy Landscapes.” By Jonathan Wilner. May 16-June 13, 10am-6pm. Opening reception May 16, 6-9pm.

BEACON, BEACONDIRECTOR@BEACONOPENSTUDIOS.ORG. Beacon Open Studios Weekend. Artists living and working in Beacon will open their studios the public to visit and free catalog with map will be available to guide visitors around town. Sat., May 16, 12-6pm and Sun., May 17, 12-6pm.

ART SOCIETY OF KINGSTON

BETHEL WOODS CENTER FOR THE ARTS

ARTS UPSTAIRS

97 BROADWAY, KINGSTON 338-0333 “Nurture.” Block prints and mixed media by Angela Gaffney-Smith. May 2-30. Opening reception May 2, 5-8pm.

200 HURD ROAD, BETHEL 454-3388. “Peace, Love, Unity, Respect: The Rise of Electronic Music Culture in America.” An immersive experience, the exhibit will take visitors on a trip through thirty years of a musical movement that has created its own unique culture. Through May 31.

ATHENS CULTURAL CENTER

BETSY JACARUSO STUDIO & GALLERY

24 SECOND STREET, ATHENS (518) 945-2136. “12th Annual Members Second Street Show.” Highlights both professional and emerging artists, dovetailing an assortment of unique styles and techniques. Through May 9.

ATWATER GALLERY 56 EAST MARKET STREET, RHINEBECK 876-4922. New Paintings by Jim and Steven Holl. May 16-June 18. Opening reception May 16. 6pm-8pm.

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43 EAST MARKET STREET, RHINEBECK 516-4435. “Catching the Light: Annual Student Show.” May 2-31. Opening reception May 16, 6-8pm.

BYRDCLIFFE KLEINERT/JAMES CENTER FOR THE ARTS 36 TINKER STREET, WOODSTOCK 679-2079. “Manuel Bromberg: Cliff Sculptures.” May 1-June 7. Opening reception May 2, 4-6pm.

2015 Summer Music Festival

June 20 - August 2

“One of the 8 most amazing outdoor music venues in the world” — CNN

Peter Oundjian & Orchestra of St Luke’s

Wynton Marsalis

Saturday / June 20 / 8:30pm Opening Night World Premiere & Beethoven’s 9th Orchestra of St. Luke’s The Collegiate Chorale Peter Oundjian, conductor Theofanidis / Beethoven

Saturday / July 18 / All Day Caramoor Jazz Festival Presented in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Cécile McLorin Salvant

Saturday / June 27 / All Day American Roots Music Festival Featuring Lucinda Williams Parker Millsap Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams and more!

Sunday / July 5 / 4:30pm Ariel Quartet / Dover Quartet Ernst Stiefel Alumni Quartets Schubert / Shostakovich / Schumann / Mendelssohn

Saturday / July 4 / 8:00pm Pops, Patriots and Fireworks July 4th Spectacular Westchester Symphonic Winds Ryan Silverman, baritone Curt Ebersole, conductor

Saturday / July 11 / 8:00pm La Favorite by Gaetano Donizetti Pre-opera concerts & conversations

More events at caramoor.org/calendar

Tickets & info: caramoor.org / 914.232.1252 / Katonah, NY

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CAFFE A LA MODE

HEALING ARTS GALLERY

CARRIE HADDAD GALLERY

HIGHS FALLS

1 OAKLAND AVENUE, WARWICK 986-1223. Works by Bruce Young. Graphite portraiture, pen and ink with a focus on architecture and more. Through July 31. 622 WARREN STREET, HUDSON (518) 828-1915. Cast of Characters & Heavy Meta. Featuring paintings by David Austin, Michael Crawford, Joe Richards, and sculpture and painting by Paul Katz. Through May 31. Opening reception May 2, 6-8pm.

CATALYST GALLERY

137 MAIN STREET, BEACON 204-3844. “First Sight: Scott Lerman.” Scott Lerman uses technology-intensive methods to create fine art photographs. Fridays-Sundays. Opening reception May 9, 6-9pm.

THE CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AT WOODSTOCK

59 TINKER STREET, WOODSTOCK 679-9957. “Rachel Papo: Homeschooled.” The Center for Photography at Woodstock’s spring 2015 solo exhibitionist and her portraiture of homeschooling in Upstate New York. Through June 14.

CHRISTOPHER COLEMAN COLLECTION

604 WARREN STREET, HUDSON (518) 821-7299. “Tenso Paintings.” Venezuelan artist, Paulo Castro creates his work by interacting elements developed using tensions and active living forces that are immediately visible. Through May 25.

COLUMBIA COUNTY COUNCIL ON THE ARTS

209 WARREN STREET, HUDSON (518) 671-6213. “Trees and Skies.” Trees and atmospheric skies in all mediums will be juried by Hudson artist Gretchen Kelly. Through May 23.

CROSS CONTEMPORARY ART

81 PARTITION STREET, SAUGERTIES 399-9751. “Little Suns, Hollow Bones.” Portia Munson solo show. Through May 9–31. Opening reception May 9, 6-8pm.

CURATORIUM

60 SOUTH FRONT STREET, HUDSON (212) 537-6029. George Hildrew: “Veiled Actions” and Cathryn Griffin: “Everyday Places/On the Move.” Through May 7.

DAVIS ORTON GALLERY

114 WARREN STREET, HUDSON (518) 697.0266. Works by Kay Kenny and Miska Draskoczy. Portfolio showcase Robin Michals & Mark Lyon. Through May 10.

DUCK POND GALLERY

128 CANAL STREET, TOWN OF ESOPUS LIBRARY, PORT EWEN 338-5580. “Reflections.” Watercolors by Krista Morris. May 2-30. Opening reception May 2, 5-8pm.

EAST FISHKILL COMMUNITY LIBRARY

348 ROUTE 376, HOPEWELL JUNCTION 226-2145. Fiber Artist Renee Pasquale. May 1-31.

ECKERT FINE ART

1394 ROUTE 83, PINE PLAINS (518) 592-1330. “Art of the Garden.” An exhibition of paintings by Carmelo Blandino. Through May 9.

THE EMPORIUM ANTIQUES & ART CENTER

319 MAIN STREET, GREAT BARRINGTON, MA (413) 528-1660. Contemporary Art by Eunice Agar. May 1-31.

FOYER OF THE MINDY ROSS GALLERY, KAPLAN HALL, SUNY ORANGE

CORNER OF GRAND & FIRST STREETS, NEWBURGH 341-9386. “Artists of Excellence: Works by Brenda Scott Harburger and Margaret Drake.” Through May 30. “The Newburgh Paintings.”

FRANCES LEHMAN LOEB ART CENTER AT VASSAR COLLEGE

124 RAYMOND AVENUE, POUGHKEEPSIE 437-5237. “Embodying Compassion in Buddhist Art: Image, Pilgrimage, Practice.” A wide-ranging, panAsian examination of Avalokiteshvara’s iconography and significance in an American museum. Through May 17.

FRIENDS OF HISTORIC KINGSTON GALLERY

63 MAIN STREET, KINGSTON 339-0720 ”Jervis McEntee: Kingston’s Artist of the Hudson River School.” May 1-October 31.

THE GALLERY AT R&F

ELLENVILLE REGIONAL HOSPITAL, ELLENVILLE 210-3043. “Bodyscapes.” Paintings and works on paper by Joan Lesikin. Through May 30. LUCAS AVENUE, HIGH FALLS. “ArtWalk.” 17 sculptures with a minimum height of 5 feet have been chosen for this inaugural and highly selective six-month installation. May 16-November 16.

HOWLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY

313 MAIN STREET, BEACON 831-1134. “Rafael Quirindongo: Scenes of the Valley.” Photographs by Rafael Quirindongo. May 9-June 14. Opening reception on May 9, 5-7pm.

HUDSON BEACH GLASS GALLERY

162 MAIN STREET, BEACON 440-0068. “Works by Peter Gourfain.” Sculptures, cast bronzes, woodcarvings and prints. Through June 7.

HUDSON OPERA HOUSE

327 WARREN STREET, HUDSON (518) 822-4181. “That Last Time We Touched The Water.” Steve Locke explores themes of masculinity and homosexuality, both integral issues in the artist’s work. Through May 10.

HUDSON VALLEY CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART

1701 MAIN STREET, PEEKSKILL (914) 788-0100. “The Seven Deadly Sins: Lust.” Lust, specifically as it applies to sexual relations, is here portrayed in overt imagery. Through July 26.

JEFF BAILEY GALLERY

127 WARREN STREET, HUDSON (518) 828-6680, “Dare Read Dear.” An exhibition of new paintings by Nichole Van Beek based on anagrams. Through May 31.

JOHN DAVIS GALLERY

362 1/2 WARREN STREET, HUDSON (518) 828-5907. “Disland: Paintings 2013-2015.” Paintings by Priscilla Derven. May 2-24. Opening reception May 2, 6pm-8pm.

JOLINE ARTS CENTER

110 DARROW ROAD, NEW LEBANON (518) 794-6555 “We Don’t Die, We Multiply.” Nikki Presley and Nathan Paulding. Through May 22.

JOYCE GOLDSTEIN GALLERY

16 MAIN STREET, CHATHAM (518) 392-2250. “Carter Hodgkin: With Today’s Eyes.” The exhibition will feature a selection of paintings, animations and works on paper. Through May 12.

KARDASH ONNIG

76 HALAS LANE, STANFORDVILLE (917) 225-4933. “Transfourming Sorrow: Centennial Commemoration Of the Armenian Genocide (1915-2015).” A multimedia installation by artist Kardash Onnig. Saturdays through May 16.

KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART

134 JAY STREET, KATONAH (914) 232-9555. John Ruppert’s Yellow Orb/Homage to Van Gogh on view through May 31.

KINGSTON MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART (KMOCA)

103 ABEEL STREET, KINGSTON KMOCA.ORG. Gridscape by Donise English, Ingrid Ludt, Lesley Wamsley. Through May 31. Opening reception May 2, 5-8pm.

LIMNER GALLERY

123 WARREN STREET, HUDSON (518) 828-2343. “Neoteric Abstract II.” Through May 2.

LITTLE SHOP OF HORSES

37 NORTH FRONT STREET, 2ND FLOOR, KINGSTON 340-0501. “5th Annual Charlie Chaplin Tribute Exhibit.” Through May 30.

LOCUST GROVE, SAMUEL MORSE HISTORIC SITE

2683 SOUTH ROAD, POUGHKEEPSIE 454-4500. “E.E. Cummings Art Exhibit.” Paintings by poet E.E. Cummings. Through June 21.

MANITOGA

RUSSEL WRIGHT DESIGN CENTER, GARRISON 424-3812. 90 minute guided tours. House, Studio and Landscape Tours of Manitoga. Tours Fridays through Mondays twice daily at 11:00am and 1:30pm. May 1-November 9th.

84 TEN BROECK AVENUE, KINGSTON 331-3112. “Encaustic/Form II.” Sculpture exhibit by Susan Spencer Crowe. May 2-July 24. Opening reception on May 2, 5-7pm.

MARK GRUBER GALLERY

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MARY WOJTECKI ROTUNDA GALLERY

17 NEW PALTZ PLAZA, NEW PALTZ 255-1241. “Birds and Art.” Through May 23.

66 MAIN STREET, COLD SPRING 809-5838. “In My Life.“ The exhibit celebrates and honors the origins, paths and way stations a life can take. Works by Bob and Karen Madden. May 1-31.

93 MARKET STREET, POUGHKEEPSIE 485-3445 “Faces of Myanmar.” Photographer Ken Dreyfack. May 30-June 28.

GARRISON ART CENTER

464 MAIN STREET, BEACON 440-7901. “Recent Work by Lilian Kreutzberger.” The show focuses on a recent series of panels made with laser-cut wood and plaster based on abstracted architectural forms. Through May 3.

23 GARRISON’S LANDING, GARRISON 424-3960. Installation by Suzan Shutan and Susan Knight. Sculpture by Jacqueline Shatz. May 23-June 21.

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MATTEAWAN GALLERY

MCDARIS FINE ART

623 WARREN STREET, HUDSON (212) 518-7551. “Keith Batten and Trevor Hunter: New Paintings.” Through May 17.

MERRITT BOOKSTORE

57 FRONT STREET, MILLBROOK 758-2665. “Millbrook Central School’s K-12th Grade Art Show.” Through May 3.

THE MOVIEHOUSE GALLERY

48 MAIN STREET, MILLERTON (518) 789-0022. “Speaking to Nature: The Sculpture of Henry Klimowicz.” Through July 9.

THE MUROFF KOTLER VISUAL ARTS GALLERY @ SUNY ULSTER

491 COTTEKILL ROAD, STONE RIDGE 687-5113. “Student Works 2015.” SUNY Ulster Fine Art students display their drawings, paintings, photography, ceramic sculpture, printmaking, fashion design and more. May 6-20. Opening reception May 6, 12-2pm.

NEUMANN FINE ART

65 COLD WATER STREET, HILLSDALE (413) 246-5776. “Leon A. Comstock Jr., Paintings.” May 2nd - July 11. Opening reception May 2, 5:30pm

OBER GALLERY

6 NORTH MAIN STREET, KENT, CT (860) 927-5030. “Vitaly Komar: Symbols.” Contemporary Russian art. May 1-31.

OLANA STATE HISTORIC SITE

5720 ROUTE 9G, HUDSON (518) 828-0135. “River Crossings.” May 3-November 1.

OMI INTERNATIONAL ARTS CENTER

1405 COUNTY ROAD 22, GHENT (518) 392-4747. “Works by Elizabeth Murray.” Through May 31.

ORANGE HALL GALLERY

SUNY ORANGE, MIDDLETOWN 341-4790. “SUNY Orange Student Exhibition.” Through May 4.

Carter Hodgkin, Electromagnetic Drop, 40”x30”, oil enamel and acrylic on canvas, 2009. From the exhibit “Carter Hodgkin: With Today’s Eyes,” running through May 12 at Joyce Goldstein Gallery in Chatham.

PELHAM ART CENTER

155 5TH AVENUE, PELHAM (914) 738-2525. “2015 Alexander Rutsch Award and Solo Exhibition for Painting: Lindy Chambers.” May 1–June 13. Opening reception and hands-on workshop May 1, 6:30-8pm

RED HOOK CAN

NORTH BROADWAY, RED HOOK 758-6575. “In a Word.” Paintings, photography or other media using text. Through May 21.

TIVOLI ARTISTS CO-OP

60 BROADWAY, TIVOLI 758-4342. “Two Views of Our World.” Works by a photographer and painter. May 1-24.

TIVOLI ARTISTS GALLERY

434 MAIN STREET, ROSENDALE 658-9048. “Music Can Come From Nowhere.” Artists Nancy Ostrovsky and Eric John Herr. Opening reception May 3, 2-4pm.

60 BROADWAY, TIVOLI 757-2667. “Wild Places Show.” Two artists with very different backgrounds and mediums found common ground with their love of the outdoors in their two person show “Wild Places-the beauty of a land untamed. May 29–June 21. Opening reception May 30, 6-8pm.

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UNFRAMED ARTISTS GALLERY

ROSENDALE CAFE

6043 ROUTE 82, STANFORDVILLE 868-7565. Creative Crossroads Presents “Stitch by Stitch: The Art of Needlework.” About 50 works of embroidery will be on display. Fridays-Sundays, May 15-25.

173 HUGUENOT STREET, NEW PALTZ 255-5482. “Imagine.” Children’s art show. May 30-June 30. Opening reception May 30, 1-4pm.

STAR HOUSE GALLERY

68 MOUNTAIN REST ROAD, NEW PALTZ 255-1559. “A World of Color.” Featuring the artwork of Maxine Davidowitz a& Deidre Leber. Through May 24.

77 CORNELL STREET #316, KINGSTON. “Through the Lens.” Presented by a self-organized group of photography students from The Hudson Valley Sudbury School. Through May 9.

THE CHATHAM BOOKSTORE

27 MAIN STREET, CHATHAM (518) 392-3005. “Rabbit Trails.” Philmont artist Christine Hales exhibits recent landscapes and pieces with rabbit imagery. May 8-June 26. Opening reception May 8, 5pm-7pm.

THE RE INSTITUTE

1395 BOSTON CORNERS ROAD, MILLERTON (518) 567-5359. “Reverse Engineer.” Installations and videos by Lindsay Packer. Through May 30.

THOMAS COLE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

218 SPRING STREET, CATSKILL (518) 943-7465. “River Crossings.” May 3-November 1.

THOMPSON GIROUX GALLERY

57 MAIN STREET, CHATHAM (518) 392-3336. “Passage Path Road Route Way.” Group exhibition. Through May 30.

UNISON

VALLEY ARTISANS MARKET

25 EAST MAIN STREET, CAMBRIDGE (518) 677-2765. “Petal People.” Pressed flower art by Martha Starke. Through May 30. Opening reception May 2, 3-5pm.

VASSAR COLLEGE

124 RAYMOND AVENUE, POUGHKEEPSIE VASSAR.EDU. “The Age of Alice: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, and Nonsense in Victorian England.” Exhibit to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland. Through June 15.

WALLKILL RIVER SCHOOL

232 WARD STREET, MONTGOMERY “Farm/Art Trail.” Featuring Mike Jaroszko, George Hayes, and Lynn Saunders. May 1-May 30. Opening reception May 2, 5-7pm.

WIRED GALLERY

11 MOHONK ROAD, HIGH FALLS (682) 564-5613. “Group Show #10: Cragsmoor Artists Today.” Works by contemporary artists from Cragsmoor, once the site of a 19th-century Art Colony. Through May 24.

WOODSTOCK ARTISTS ASSOCIATION AND MUSEUM 28 TINKER STREET, WOODSTOCK 679-2940. “Works by Lynn Herring: Facebook Paintings.” May 9-June 14. Opening reception May 9, 4pm-6pm.

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Music

The Wizard of Bard Leon Botstein By Peter Aaron Photo by Fionn Reilly

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pring is not the time to be talking about death. Especially this spring. The apocalyptically record-busting winter that had us quaking in its sadistic, frozen-andrepeatedly-refrozen grip until early April has at last retracted its heartless icicle pincers. This afternoon, Leon Botstein, the president of Bard College, a near caricature of dignity in his ever-present suit and bowtie, is relaxing on the veranda of his stately campus home with a thick cigar and a cup of sugared tea. Outside, the air is fresh, the birds are singing, and the sun is utterly glorious. And yet right now, here we are, talking about death. And music. “Mahler never got to hear it performed; he died before that could happen,” says Botstein about Gustav Mahler’s (1860-1911) Ninth Symphony, which as the principal conductor and music director of the American Symphony Orchestra, he will stage this month with ASO members and other musicians at the college. The concert is in honor of Bard trustee Murray Liebowitz, who passed last December and left the funding and precise request for the work to be performed at Bard’s Fisher Center. “ [The work] is about death—just before he wrote it, Mahler had been diagnosed with heart arrhythmia, which was still fatal in the early 20th century—but in this music people also hear a representation of the struggles of life. It has a hard edge, which is disturbing. But it also has a lyrical edge, which is very beautiful.” Like life, the Austrian composer’s Ninth is a hill-and-dale of emotion, from the tentative, heartbeat-emulating opening movement, through the heights of its animated landler dances and violent dissonance in the two middle movements, through the gut-wrenching, painfully slow final strains of its closing adagio, whose very last, torturously slow notes the creator directed to be played ersterbend (“dying away”). Mahler lost a daughter to scarlet fever and channeled his despair into the writing of the Ninth; after his own daughter died in 1981, Botstein coped with his grief by picking up the baton he’d laid down at the dawn of his illustrious academic career. “The mark of maturity is that we learn to accept our mortality, and yet we persist in our search for immortality,” said Leonard Bernstein while lecturing on the Mahler symphony. “We believe.” Clearly, the lesson to be learned, both from Mahler’s Ninth and spring’s rebirth, is that in death there is life. Botstein’s life began in 1946 in Zurich, Switzerland. His parents, both physicians, were Polish-Russian Jews who had fled the Holocaust (his father was the only survivor within his own family; two uncles perished in the Warsaw Ghetto), but were denied citizenship and with it their licenses to practice medicine. So when little Leon, the youngest of three siblings, was two, the multilingual family emigrated to the U.S., settling in a three-room apartment in the Bronx neighborhood of Riverdale. “My parents were very idealistic, money wasn’t important to them,” Botstein says. “I don’t think they ever stepped inside a Fifth Avenue store. We’d take public transportation into Manhattan and walk by Central Park West, and I knew that that was where the rich people lived. But I never felt deprived, and I never envied anyone for being better off financially.” He credits his mother with instilling in him her love of music, which led to his studying violin at age nine.When she began going deaf, it only strengthened his resolve to pursue music. “I saw her being deprived of something she really loved, and my first thought was that I needed to work harder on her behalf.” Unfortunately, it soon became clear that her young son, who describes himself as “naturally clumsy,” wasn’t a virtuoso. “I wasn’t very good, but I had a really good teacher, Roman Totenberg,” the maestro explains. “He helped me see that since I understood theory well I could use that as a basis to play to my strength, and to consider becoming a composer. I liked the idea of being a storyteller, but I wasn’t very motivated to write. I was attracted to the idea, though, that, as a conductor, you can make the stories of others come alive.” Although he may not have been a violin prodigy, Botstein certainly was an intellectual one. Upon graduating from the High School of Music and Art at age 16, he enrolled at the University of Chicago to study history and philosophy. While there, he became the concertmaster and assistant conductor of the university’s symphonic orchestra and founded its still-extant chamber orchestra. After studying at Tanglewood, he attended graduate school at Harvard, where he served as assistant conductor of the Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra and conducted a group comprised of students and medical professionals. “My parents were ‘instinctive patriots’ who felt an obligation to ‘give back’ to their country,” Botstein recalls. “That, and the general idealism of the 1960s, made me interested in public service. I won a Sloan Foundation Fellowship in 1969 to work as a special assistant to the president at the New York City Board of Education.” Word of his diligence spread, and the following year he was recruited to take over managing Franconia College, an experimental liberal arts institution in northern New Hampshire, making him, at 23 years old, the youngest college president in history. “Franconia was basically a converted old [1882] hotel; some of the students lived in cabins,” says Botstein, who while at the school netted grants, constructed dorms and a student union, and established the still-ongoing White Mountain Music Festival nearby. “[The college] was under the protection of Dartmouth, and I had the feeling that some of the trustees thought I’d put the place out of business—‘Who’s this Boston/New York hippie, and what’s he doing up there?’ [Laughs.]” Three years after he’d arrived, however, Botstein moved on to the position for which he appears to have been preordained. He didn’t know much about Bard College when he signed on as its new president in 1975. “I knew it was a progressive liberal arts institution, but not much more than that,” admits Botstein, whose work at Franconia caught the attention of the Annandale-on-

Hudson administrators. Immediately upon his appointment, he set to work on rebuilding the 1860-founded college’s curriculum in line with his brazenly pluralist vision, which places the creative and performing arts on equal footing with standard university studies. One of his more radical and most talked-about recent actions has been to attract, alongside Bard’s respected conventional accredited professors, well-spoken famous figures from across various artistic disciplines to teach at the college.This includes the poet John Ashbery; the authors Neil Gaiman, Luc Sante, and Chinua Achebe; and the musician and performance artist Amanda Palmer (the latter was profiled in the November 2014 issue of Chronogram). “In some cases public intellectuals make better teachers than so-called ‘experts,’” he explains. “Any individual who can actually make what he or she knows interesting and compelling to people has a very strong basis to be a great teacher.” When talking about Bard and music, several moves of Botstein’s ongoing reboot spring to mind. The first is the creation of the internationally acclaimed Bard Music Festival. Founded in 1990 and held in August, the two-week affair focuses on a single composer and encompasses concerts interspersed with talks, panel discussions, and other special events and the publication of a book of scholarly writings. This year’s festival, titled “Chávez and His World,” celebrates Mexican composer Carlos Chávez. The success of the festival set the scene for the construction of the campus’s architecturally and acoustically stunning, Frank Gehry-designed Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts. Called “a big risk that’s worked out really well, thankfully,” by Botstein and “[possibly] the best small concert hall in the United States” by The New Yorker, the breathtaking venue took $62 million in donations and three years to build, opening in 2003. The young president’s next brainchild, the six-week, pan-artistic Bard SummerScape festival, was inspired by the advent of the Fisher Center. SummerScape expands on the theme of the overlapping Bard Music Festival’s highlighted composer, putting their music in a broader cultural context with opera, dance performances, films, lectures, cabaret, and other events, all relating to the core figure and demonstrating the interconnectedness of art and society. “It’s a cornucopia of wonderful things,” says composer, conductor, and musicologist Byron Adams, who served as scholar-in-residence for 2007’s “Elgar and His World” series. “What Leon and Bard have created with these festivals is absolutely unique, and in many cases they include works that have never been performed in America before.” And then there’s Botstein the conductor. In 1992, after leading the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, he was selected as the music director and principal conductor the American Symphony Orchestra, an appointment he still holds. The ASO was established in 1962 by conductor Leopold Stokowski with the mission of making orchestral music affordable and accessible to the masses. Since taking over, Botstein, ever the maverick, has honed this undertaking further still by presenting historically ignored works alongside recognized masterpieces in thematically organized programs, to provide greater understanding of the music. “For too long, orchestras have operated on the idea that people only go to see what they know,” says Botstein. “[Orchestras] play the same repertoire pieces over and over again. It’s like going to an art museum that has 30 rooms full of treasures from 1700 to 2000 and finding out they only have two rooms open to the public. To me, that’s a crime against history.” Besides heading the ASO, Botstein led the Jerusalem Sympony Orchestra from 2003 to 2011 and currently leads the Bard College Conservatory of Music Orchestra, which regularly tours in the U.S. and abroad. “Working with [Botstein] is very inspiring,” says violinist and orchestra member Reina Murooka, a fourth-year German studies major. “The stories he tells about the music we’re playing and what was happening at the time it was composed are always amazing.” Over the decades, Botstein has written, in German and English, shelffuls of books, papers, and essays on musicology, history, and education. It’s in the latter field that Botstein, as an outspoken academic theoretician, continues to make the boldest waves, lobbying for a national early college system, the abolishment of SATs, and other changes (see his 1997 book Jefferson’s Children: Education and the Promise of American Culture [Doubleday Publishing]). But the visual and performing arts, scholastic areas traditionally framed by America’s corporate-guided educational establishment as the mere realm of decorative indulgence instead of, as Botstein sees them, the indispensable mirror of humanity, are firmly at the core of his concepts. “How do you measure a free society?,” he asks. “By its art. The ultimate, last bastion of freedom is the right of the artist to express his or her self. I just returned from conducting in Moscow, and when I was there I heard about the Russian government cancelling a production of Wagner’s music on the grounds that it was ‘offensive to religion.’” He shakes his head in disbelief. “At concerts and in classes I want the audience and the students to discover something new in themselves by hearing and seeing the music being performed, to have a sense of wonderment and to treasure the possibilities of the human imagination,” says Botstein. “I always knew I wanted an occupation that wasn’t dependent on physical age, one I wouldn’t have to retire from. I’m very happy I found it.” Gustav Mahler’s Ninth Symphony will be performed by members of the American Symphony Orchestra and the Bard College Conservatory Orchestra, and Bard faculty conducted by Leon Botstein on May 17 at 3pm in the Fisher Center’s Sosnoff Theater in Annandale-on-Hudson. Admission is free, but reservations are required. 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NIGHTLIFE HIGHLIGHTS Handpicked by music editor Peter Aaron for your listening pleasure.

THE LONE BELLOW

STEVEN SEBRING

May 23. From tragedy, beauty can sometimes come. New York folk rock trio the Lone Bellow, who play Mass MoCA this month, have their origin in the journals kept by singer Zach Williams as he helped his wife through temporary paralysis brought on by a horse-riding accident. At the urging of friends, Williams learned guitar, set his poignant entries to music, and formed the group with singer-mandolinist Kanene Pipkin and singer-guitarist Brian Elmquist in 2011. Describing their style as “Brooklyn by way of south of the Mason-Dixon line,” the band incorporates classic imagery and lore into an updated and urbanized Americana sound and is known for an earnest attitude, insightful lyrics, and spirited live shows. On the hoofs of the band’s acclaimed, top-selling, self-titled 2013 debut comes the new Then Came Morning, which was produced by Aaron Dessner of the National. (Natalia Zukerman performs June 6.) 8pm. $8-$24. North Adams, Massachusetts. (413) 662-2111; Massmoca.org.

RUFUS WAINWRIGHT

DAROL ANGER, EMY PHELPS, AND FRIENDS

May 8, 9. Although he has regional roots (born in Rhinebeck), it’s been a while since singersongwriter Rufus Wainwright has performed around here. Which makes either of these dates at Tarrytown Music Hall (May 8) and the Mahawie Performing Arts Center (May 9) quite the hot ticket for long-waiting local fans—especially since his current tour is being billed as “The Best of Rufus Wainwright.” The son of folk legends Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, the brother of singer Martha Wainwright, and, since February 2011, the biological father of Leonard Cohen’s granddaughter, the 41-year-old artist has been called “the greatest songwriter on the planet” by Elton John. His distinctive mix of cabaret, confessional rock, opera, and Broadway theatrics will lend itself perfectly to these stately Gilded Age venues. Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown. 8pm. $38-$85. (914) 631-3390; Tarrytownmusichall.org. Mahawie Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, Massachusetts. 7:30pm. $60-$85. (413) 528-0100; Mahaiwe.org.

May 16. You might not recognize master fiddler and multi-instrumentalist Darol Anger by name, but if you’ve ever been a “Car Talk” listener you’ve heard him play: That’s Anger on the show’s driving (heh) bluegrass theme, “Dawggy Mountain Breakdown” by the David Grisman Quintet. Anger, who slides into the Rosendale Cafe for this spring hoedown, also cofounded the Darol Anger / Barbara Higbie Quintet and the jazz-leaning Turtle Island String Quartet. He currently leads Republic of Strings and has played in Psychograss, the Duo, Fiddlers Four, Mr. Sun, and other projects. Singer and guitarist Emy Phelps toured for seven years with Brian Ransom’s Ceramic Ensemble and recently returned to the stage after taking time off to research indigenous music in Peru, teach elementary and middle school, and raise four children. (Bravo, Emy!) 8pm. $20. (Jessy Carolina and the Hot Mess heat things up May 2; Ameranouche swings by May 23.) Rosendale. (845) 658-9048; Rosendalecafe.com.

SWING AND SHINE

TANI TABBAL

May 16. Get yer moonshine on! Dubbed “Swing and Shine,” this dance at the Ashokan Center to benefit that institution’s local schools fund and the Woodstock School of Art’s Robert H. Angeloch Building Fund kicks off with a sumptuous, country-style, sit-down dinner prepared onsite by Ashokan staff and complemented by samples of small-batch artisanal New York State “apple shine.” After the meal, torrid dancing will be facilitated via golden-age swing tunes served up by Jay Ungar and Molly Mason’s rollicking band Swingology, with special guest vocalists Kate Pierson, Simi Stone, and Ruthy Ungar and guitar queen Cindy Cashdollar. (The Ashokan Scottish Fiddle and Cello Camp takes place May 1-3; Uke Fest occurs May 22-25.) 6pm. $125. Olivebridge. (845) 657-8333; Ashokancenter.org.

May 17. Over the span of his many years in jazz, Woodstock drummer Tani Tabbal has explored and excelled in the realms of avant-garde, traditional, and world jazz. The percussionist, who here plays a rare hometown show as leader, began his career as a teenager in the bands of Sun Ra, Oscar Brown Jr., and Phil Cohran, and went on the play with Roscoe Mitchell, David Murray, James Carter, Geri Allen, Cassandra Wilson, Dewey Redman, Karl Berger, David “Fathead” Newman, Anthony Braxton, Evan Parker, Jackie McLean, Muhal Richard Abrams, Milt Jackson, and many more. This Bearsville Theater gig celebrates the release of Mixed Motion, his third album under his own name, and will feature that disc’s trio of Tabbal, bassist Michael Bisio, and saxophonist Adam Siegel. (Simi Stone sings May 1; Ewan Dobson strums May7.) 7pm. $15. Bearsville. (845) 679-4409; Bearsvilletheater.com.

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CD REVIEWS DAVID GREENBERGER & THE PAHLTONE SCOOTERS FRACTIONS BY STELLA (2014, PELPEL RECORDINGS)

This reissue of an album of 20 tracks originally recorded circa 1994-95 captures the moment when David Greenberger honed the format of his recreations of conversations with the institutionalized elderly integrated with music. The result is strikingly theatrical, a kind of spokenword song cycle or sprechgesang opera united by the humor, tenderness, vulnerability, innocence, and wackiness of the stories and observations. Greenberger is an artist in his delivery of the wit and wisdom and unintentional poetry “found” in his dialogues with seniors—to call it “spoken word” is to minimize his accomplishments as a narrative actor. The musical accompaniment here is a wild pastiche of Raymond Scott-influenced cartoon sounds, Captain Beefheart-like junk rock, and ethereal acoustic sounds by an all-star cast of instrumentalists, including Eugene Chadbourne, Jessica Lurie, Frank Pahl, Davey Williams, and the Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet. Even the cover image is worth noting—a scrap of paper Greenberger found in the street that presumably originated as a school arithmetic assignment, given the title “Fractions by Stella.” Her fractions—the mathematical equivalent of the sometimes fractious sounds within—are written neatly in an artful pattern, mimicking Greenberger’s work, which could be called “the art of conversation.” Or as one guy says, “There’s 32 causes of headaches. I know, I’ve had ’em.” DuplexPlanet.com. —Seth Rogovoy

NEW VOCABULARY NEW VOCABULARY (2014, SYSTEM DIALING RECORDS)

A new album with Ornette Coleman is big news. Recorded in 2009, NewVocabulary is billed as a “collective collaboration” between three extraordinary artists (and one guest). The album consists of 12 individual tracks, but the music flows like an extended suite; each track feels like a movement in a larger work. Joining Coleman are trumpeter Jordan McLean, who also provides electronic effects, and drummer / label cofounder / Upstate New Yorker Amir Ziv. Pianist Adam Holzman appears on “Value and Knowledge” and “Gold is God’s Sex.” Ornette Coleman’s fire is undiminished by age. McLean’s trumpet arcs through the background as his electronics create a hazy atmosphere through which Coleman slices with his saxophone. Ziv gives the album its pulse while remaining rhythmically elastic. When the three men simultaneously improvise, the effect is exhilerating. At no point does the music lose its focus. Coleman makes the center hold. When Adam Holzman’s piano is added, the music changes texture but remains fundamentally consistent with the album as a whole. It’s no accident that Holzman appears at what would be the closing tracks on each side of an LP. His presence augments the trio, helping them achieve apotheosis at the album’s midpoint and end. At the same time, the final track, “Gold Is God’s Sex,” ends with a literal unresolved note, suggesting that the music could loop back around, much like James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake. New Vocabulary is fascinating and adventurous and well worth the listen. Systemdialingrecords.com. —Alexander M. Stern

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THE LEVINS TRUST (2015, INDEPENDENT)

Sibling harmonies rule. That’s the trope, at least, that the blood provides a kinship to the voice as well as the heart. But marital harmonies have their own shape, a different kind of kinship, and certainly a different kind of intimacy. Couples learn how to move together in a way that, one hopes, siblings never do. The Levins (Ira and Julia) have the latter trick down. They sing as one, with a delicious, sweet union that sounds like wine. The duo’s latest effort is named Trust, and perhaps that’s the key to the way their voices engage. Rarely does light-rock fare float my boat, but Trust is both epically mellow and eminently fine. Once Blue’s 1995 debut (featuring Kingston’s Rebecca Martin) remains one of my favorite discs because it similarly balances the precious and the profound. There’s nothing twee about Trust, and the arrangements dovetail with the lyrics and those relaxed, sinuous harmonies. Heck, I’ll even forgive them the Bruce Cockburn cover (“Love Song”), and that’s not me. The pair’s original songs fit the website description of being “warm and uplifting without skating over the complexities of life.” “World of Peace,” for example, which floats by on a beautiful fiddle line from Sara Milonovich, extols a classic (and wishful) Woodstock view of a happy world without pouring on the sugar. TheLevinsMusic.com. —Michael Eck CHRONOGRAM.COM LISTEN to tracks by the bands reviewed in this issue.

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AFTER THE FACTORY Chasing Gerard Malanga by Nina Shengold Photo by Asako Kitaori

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t’s been nearly five decades since Gerard Malanga danced with a whip in front of the Velvet Underground. During that time, he’s starred in underground films by Andy Warhol and Piero Heliczer, directed his own films, and shot iconic portraits of William S. Burroughs, a nude Iggy Pop, Mick Jagger, John Ashbery, and young Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith, among others. He’s published more than 20 books, co-founded Interview magazine, and had photo exhibits all over the world. Lately he’s been translating César Vallejo, running a “rare and used” book business with partner Asako Kitaori, reading Proust, and writing his memoirs in Venice. So how does this polymath answer the cocktail-party question, “What do you do?” Malanga doesn’t hesitate: “I’m a poet.” Everything he does comes under that heading, he says. “When I was a teenager, just starting to write, one of my big heroes was Jean Cocteau. He did a lot of different things—sets for ballets, film—but all with the touch of a poet. I kind of saw myself in that mold.” Rain streaks the windows of Hudson’s Ca’ Mea as Malanga orders rigatoni al ragu on linguine instead (“They do that for me,” he explains). He’s lived in Hudson since 2008, when his library and Kitaori’s used-book inventory overtook their Brooklyn apartment. With his leonine head, ice-blue eyes, and checkered suit jacket, Malanga cuts a striking figure. A trace of Bronx gravel remains in his voice; he often peppers his phrases with an upward “OK?” The only son of Italian immigrants, he grew up on Fordham Road. His father, Gerardo, was a dry goods salesman who took his son on business trips to the Lower East Side. “He was the only Italian in the Jewish rag trade,” Malanga recalls. Both parents encouraged his early talent for drawing. “They said, ‘Maybe you’ll be an art teacher’—they didn’t know about artists,” Malenga says wryly. But they enrolled him in an afterschool art class—“my parents’ way of keeping me off the streets”—where he fell in love with a book called Metropolis. “It was a 1930s portrait of New York City,” he says. “I was obsessed with it. I’d sit in a corner of the classroom and flip through the photos. At the end of the class, I charmed the teacher into giving it to me.” He still has it. Inspired by this and a newspaper series called “NewYork’s Changing Scene,” a 12-year-old Malanga decided to photograph the Third Avenue El train before it was demolished. He and his father got to the 125th Street platform just as the train pulled in on its last uptown run. “I’ve always believed in luck, that I had a guardian angel,” Malanga says. The rush-hour train was filled with commuters. “I was wiggling my way through the crowd—a bunch of reporters with Graflexes made room, like the parting of the waves.” The 12-year-old stood at the front window with his Brownie camera. “I wasn’t thinking about photography,” Malanga says. “I was thinking about documenting something.” Years later, that would be the guiding principle of the 472 “Screen Tests” he and Warhol shot at the Factory. But the next art form to seduce him was poetry. On the strength of his drawing portfolio, Malanga was accepted as a sophomore at the High School of Industrial Art (now Art and Design). He flunked English that year, but his senior English teacher, poet Daisy Aldan, changed everything. “Here’s where the guardian angel comes in,” says Malanga. “Within a month of being in her class, I wanted to be a poet. We were reading Mallarmé, Baudelaire, Anaïs Nin. She brought guest poets in to give readings. I used to write love poems to her, slightly disguised, of course— my apple for the teacher.” Next came the University of Cincinnati, where “I was such a bohemian, it was ridiculous.” Malanga flunked out and returned to the Bronx.Willard Maas, a professor at Wagner College, found the young poet a fellowship that would become a four-year scholarship if he got straight As his first year. He did. He also entered a remarkable writing community. At Wagner’s Summer Writers conference, Robert Lowell headed the poetry program, Saul Bellow fiction, and Edward Albee playwriting. Malanga studied with Lowell, and remembers Bellow “crashing into my room, saying, ‘Get up, get up, we’ve gotta play softball!’” and Albee sitting on the floor at faculty cocktail parties, taking notes for “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” That summer, Malanga won the first Gotham Book Mart Avant-Garde Poetry Prize. (“Two hundred dollars,” he beams.) A year later, he joined a symposium with Kenneth Koch, Frank O’Hara, LeRoi Jones, and Kay Boyle (whose daughter was “the first love of my life”). When the conference was

over, he needed a summer job. Charles Henri Ford introduced him to a young artist who needed help with a silkscreening project; Malanga had once silkscreened textiles for a necktie designer. Andy Warhol hired him on the spot, for $1.25 an hour. “I didn’t know anything about Andy,” says Malanga, noting that “the whole pop art scene was pretty new” in 1963. He started two days later—“not at the Factory; there was no Factory yet. In an empty firehouse Andy had rented, two blocks from where he lived with his mother.” They spent the summer making silkscreens. “The first was the Elizabeth Taylor portrait. Ethel Scull 36 Times, Elvis Presley, Death and Disasters—we put out a lot of stuff, just the two of us.” When Warhol was offered a gallery show in LA, Malanga impulsively drove cross-country with him, Taylor Mead, and Wynn Chamberlain. (Deborah Davis’s book about this high-powered excursion, The Trip, will be published this July.) He never went back to college. “That summer job lasted seven years,” he says, grinning. The Factory’s wild-party whirlwind blew open many new doors, but Malanga never stopped writing. “When I started working for Andy, I already had an identity as a poet,” he asserts. “I was sending out work all the time. “ Was Warhol interested in his poems? Malanga nods, taking a sip of Montepulciano. “He used to hold them up close to his eyes. That’s how he read everything.” In 1964, Ford and Malanga took Warhol to Peerless Photo and bought a 16mm Bolex for $250. “It had an exterior motor drive so you didn’t have to crank it—you could plug it directly into the wall and shoot continuously for three minutes.” That time span—the length of a 16mm film reel—would dictate the shape of Warhol and Malanga’s next collaboration. Malanga wanted an author photo, and instead of a still, they shot a reel of black-and-white film from which he could choose a few frames. It came out so well, they decided to try it again with friends. “We never talked formally about it as a series. It was very spontaneous,” Malanga recalls. They set up the Bolex in Warhol’s silver-wrapped loft space. “Whoever visited the Factory, we’d say, ‘Want to do a Screen Test? Don’t worry, it only takes three minutes.” Takers included Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, Allen Ginsberg, Susan Sontag, Dennis Hopper, Edie Sedgwick, Salvador Dali, and hundreds more; Malanga wrote 54 poems to accompany a selection of stills for the book Screen Tests/A Diary. He went on to direct 12 longer films, most recently in 2005, when the Vienna International Film Festival did a retrospective of his work. “I felt guilty, because the last film I made was in 1970,” he says. So he assembled some footage he’d shot in 1969 into Gerard Malanga’s Film Notebooks, with music by Angus MacLise. Nineteen sixty-nine was also the year he discovered the late Peruvian poet César Vallejo, reading “great translations of individual poems by Robert Bly and James Wright,” along with “a whole book of awful ones.” He felt an immediate spiritual bond, riveted by Vallejo’s struggles as a poor expatriate in 1930s Paris, and the poetic voice that shone through even clumsy translations. “His work is so visceral, no one can touch him. He’s really a giant.” Not fluent in Spanish, Malanga “looked at a lot of different translations, trying to find what I thought was his voice,” then went to work, with Cassell’s Spanish Dictionary always at hand. In 1970, he wrote to Vallejo’s widow in Peru, enclosing his versions of 20 poems. “She was very enthusiastic,” he reports; in letters he includes in Malanga Chasing Vallejo (Three Rooms Press, 2014), Madame Georgette de Vallejo exhorts “my much estimated Malanga” not to take liberties, offering detailed notes. In his introduction to this bilingual edition, Malanga calls his approach to the poems “transubstantiating them from one language to another,” noting that 45 years have passed since this “long voyage through uncharted waters” began. He also recently published a chapbook including his first piece of fiction, Tomboy & Other Tales (Bottle of Smoke Press, 2014), and a new book of photographs, Ghostly Berms (Inarco Books, 2013). Malanga Chasing Vallejo includes many photographs of Vallejo, and one of Malanga giving a reading at his burial plot in Paris. As always, there’s a story to tell. “It took us about an hour to find the right gravesite, OK? The real estate is like really tight.” Malanga sat on Vallejo’s tombstone, reading his translations to a small audience. “I read the last poem and it started to drizzle. Somebody said, ‘We’re being blessed.’ And we dashed across the street to a cafe.” 5/15 CHRONOGRAM BOOKS 77

POETRY ROUNDUP 2015 PROOF KARINA BOROWICZ CODHILL PRESS, 2014, $16

Lyrically precise and spare, Karina Borowicz’s poems resonate across time and distance. Her riveting second collection, winner of the 2013 Codhill Poetry Award, opens with the “howls and yips” of unseen coyotes (“The Invisible”), vaults to “Planet Kepler 22B,” and returns to Earth where an empathetic painter “drives the horsehair brush / filled with ink / over the blinding tundra of paper” (“Brush and Ink Herd of Horses”). Another brush-wielding persona confesses, “I can’t help it my paintbrush / has claws and its fur keeps growing”; other poems contemplate “the duskcolored breath” of lavender or “Iggy Pop on the Dinah Shore Show.” This is a poetry of noticing, bristling with phrases “startling as a second moon.” —NS

EDIBLE FLOWERS LUCIA CHERCIU MAIN STREET RAG, 2015, $14

Sifting through soils and seeds of histories both personal and collective, SUNY Dutchess professor Lucia Cherciu’s new book of poems, Edible Flowers, has roots in Soviet-era Romania, where villagers palpate hybrid plums and barter saplings with an acuity that might have impressed Gregor Mendel. Pastoral rhythms are uniquely globalized in terrain darkened by the privations of Nicolae Ceausescu’s regime: “Exuberance when everything else is counted, / rationed, geraniums in the mountains....” With a black-clad widow chopping wood or a wedding scarf embroidered for a son who did not marry, Cherciu locates a resonant zone between proverb and vignette. —MD

MY FEELINGS NICK FLYNN GRAYWOLF PRESS, 2015, $16

The gravel in Nick Flynn’s voice betrays a methodical way of knowing. His pieced-together, emotion-laced fragments have a tendency to light up phosphorescent and can seem as necessary as proteins in a living body. In his new book, My Feelings, Flynn’s homeless, alcoholic father (introduced in his celebrated memoir Another Bullshit Night in Suck City) shows up in “The Day Lou Reed Died”: “...I / knew him better than I knew my own / father, which means / through these songs, which means / not at all. They died on the same day...” From the sometime Tivoli resident’s “AK-47”: “a phone rings in a labyrinth [this is a metaphor for the past].” —MD

BARELY COMPOSED ALICE FULTON W. W. NORTON & CO, 2015, $25.95

Trademark verbal jujitsu and inventive variations on form bump against “inmates of this late-stage civilization” (“You Own It”) in Troy native Alice Fulton’s deftly crafted collection. A gyroscope likened to “some android ballerina” abbreviates the evolution of human consciousness (“The Next Big Thing”). Medical neologisms and wordplay indict universal anguish in “Claustophilia” and “After the Angelectomy,” while a repeating line in a modified villanelle warns: “only night is watching the night nurse.” Further challenging complacency, a festivalgoer imagines former detainees weeping at the sight of children bobbing for apples. Fulton admonishes, “while you’re alive there’s no time / for minor amazements” (“Wow Moment”). —PU

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Outstanding new books by Hudson Valley poets, reviewed by Lee Gould, Marx Dorrity, Nina Shengold, and Pauline Uchmanowicz

LIES OF THE POETS LESLIE GERBER POST TRAUMATIC PRESS, 2014, $8

Goat Hill Poet and Woodstock Times music columnist Leslie Gerber published this debut collection at 70, and seems to have spent those decades learning to shuck inessentials. His poems are unfussy, reverberant, full of life as it’s lived every day, “dog leash in one hand/ memory in the other.” Gerber’s ear is attuned to loss (“Don’t I try? But things insist / on falling apart, things like / carelessly guided trucks. / Wives’ damaged brains. My serenity”) yet equally fluent in humor: his chapbook’s title poem gleefully needles the pantheon, from “Robert Frost so gripped by rhyme / he had to use it all the time” to Walt Whitman, “as neat as a laundress.” —NS

A’S VISUALITY ANNE GORRICK BLAZEVOX BOOKS, 2015, $28

Poetry and art: their “labored exactitudes” are so intimately and appealingly integrated in West Park poet-artist Anne Gorrick’s extraordinary fourth collection that they become lovers, their relationship apt (and funny). “He wants to dismantle her fixity…she wanders in his filtering systems….their wedding / a / transfer drawing.” Originally conceived as drawings (31 richly colored abstracts are included), these poems focus on process and found language, “words caught in nets.” In “Chromatic Sweep: Love Letters to R&F Oilsticks and Encaustics,” Gorrick works her text down the page, repeating, varying, branching off as though she is painting word onto page: “Yellow wins / Elbowthin green, soft in heat, green atrophies / It is soft, it is soft, yellowgreen.” —LG

BLUESTONE: NEW & SLECTED POEMS JAMES LASDUN FARRAR STRAUS GIROUX, 2015, $26

Linguistic incisiveness “snug as a whetted dagger in its sheath” (“Vanishing Point”) meets moral philosophy in James Lasdun’s retrospective, its bluestone-studded landscapes constantly surprising with detail and directness. In “American Mountain,” a former Londoner, conceding the massacre of Esopus Algonquins, settles among Woodstock’s replacement locals—”choristers, fiddlers, jugglers.” Though the town’s quaint and opposed to sprawl, a child dining alongside Buddhists while the Rainbow Family drums in Magic Meadow still questions whether America is good or bad. Chainsaws enshrined, the “Museum of the American Present” looms where “a blossoming red maple / stood waving on its own shadow” (“Returning the Gift”). —PU

BRASH ICE: NEW POEMS DJELLOUL MARBROOK LEAKY BOOT PRESS, 2015, $14.99

With bittersweet lyricism and angled self-observations, Germantown resident Djelloul Marbrook’s third poetry collection Brash Ice sends reports from somewhere beyond the turbulent waters of ambition and fortune. From “burning paper ships”: “these paper ships i light / hold eventualities. / i have no use for them.” Whether the gesture be explanatory, absurd or erotic, age and experience may proffer golden apples: “so much that i know how to do / & am no longer persuaded not to do / & so much pretending / i no longer have to do.” —MD

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COMMONPLACE INVASIONS JO PITKIN SALMON POETRY, 2014, $22

Quartered like the heart, each chamber announced by a prose poem, Jo Pitkin’s newest release meditates on family lifeblood, pumping with nostalgia for upstate locales, weathering along the Hudson River line (“Almost Home”). Skilled at persona, Pitkin contrasts a mother’s love that spreads like food and tableware beyond “a distant outcrop of houses” (“Sunday Dinner”) with a failed dairy farmer’s suicide, kin unburdened “with the precision of a milking machine” (“Yellow Cow”). Carried “over the celery swamp trail” in “Written by a Shut Cabin,” the narrator surely glimpses Slabsides, John Burroughs’s retreat, replete with “kettle,” “tin plate,” and “drained cup.” —PU

PALIMPSEST MAXINE SILVERMAN DOS MADRES, 2014, $17

Nyack poet Maxine Silverman is also a collage artist, befitting this richly textured collection. “Back at the Buena Vista” obsessively reshuffles images of lush gardens, a shrine to Our Lady of Perpetual Hope, painful realignments of leg and spine, and swimming. Form mirrors content: unpunctuated parallel lines mimic lapswimming lanes, the gap in “what holds us if not our scars” is itself a scar. “Body Braille” centers on Helen, the black woman who “ironed, sang and ironed” for Silverman’s family, while “Palimpsest” exhumes layers of loss. In “Palimpsest: Fez,” the sole signs of a oncethriving Jewish community are “doorposts / faint traces where mezuzoth had been nailed, / their absence all that remains.” —NS

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Twisting along a moebius path with a serpent’s ease, fusing chthonic with celestial, Barbara Louise Ungar’s new book, Immortal Medusa, calls to mind the rare teacher who can let loose a subversive joke with no loss of gravitas: In “Kabbalah Barbie,” a plastic doll is bent on rabbinic inquiry: “I was created / in your image, as you are HaShem’s.” The rotting flesh of a an elegiacized porcupine is “like 10,000 Kotex / left damp in a campground bathroom.” Upon its burial, the quilled neighbor is a “a Taoist, not releasing a single needle / unless attacked.” —MD

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THE NAMES OF BIRDS DANIEL WOLFF FOUR WAY BOOKS, 2015, $15.95

This intimate four-season field guide by birdwatcher and Rockland County Literary Artist of 2013 Daniel Wolff factchecks avian phenomena against human emotion, unifying observation and experience. A wailing bird prompts the inquiry: “How would I know if / it were telling the truth? I’m not” (“Herring Gull”). Birdsong resonates in poetic effects: “What matters to the black chatter / of chimney swifts / as they cut patterns across last light” (“Chimney Swift”). Seldom exceeding a page, airy offerings suggest fleeting glimpses through binoculars, mirroring the description of a snow egret, “as white and brief as a dream.” “Migration patterns,” “definitions,” “correlations,” and frequent interrogatives project an ornithologist’s examining eye, witnessing beauty festering amid mortality. —PU

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POETRY

Edited by Phillip X Levine. Deadline for our June issue is May 5. Send up to three poems or three pages (whichever comes first). Full submission guidelines: www.chronogram.com/submissions.

Sadness is blue

Lucifer’s Side of the Story

It sounds like rain dripping down It smells like a muddy puddle It tastes like sour grapes It looks like a rainy day Sadness feels like quicksand —John E. Soi (7 years)

From the head of this pin I can fall in any direction but I will not be pushed by that old man. Heaven is a fine and dandy place but there’s nothing to do so I’m outta here. —p

SPRING HAIKU REFLECTIONS

TIME

A LINGERING ROMANCE

Life stirring inside the bud of the crabapple pushes it open

If at the wrist my hands I clip (reaching still to grasp at you), fold them together, morning glories struck by too much sun or night, place them in a mailbox by some damned nostalgic lane;

there is the spell of the woods a romance like no others in the great book of spells romantic and otherwise come and there are owls and lamplight and the great cathedral radiates through the apse of trees and it is all you need interest yourself in evermore at least it is a spell to bind analphabetic nonsense

If with a pliers I crush and twist my voicebox (calling out your name), If (ah! crystal-sizzle, sliding down) molten glass I pour into my ears;

POCKET FULL OF STONES

Sitting on the desk it cracks a little bit more— the robin’s eggshell Under the moonlight the peepers call out knowing no one can find them —Priscilla Lignori

ECCE PANIS ANGELORUM Tomato round and red says the mind in passing but the body lingers lifting, brushing skin against lips a bristle of peppery stem singeing my cheek with summer’s lusty song here in this trail of dirt where flesh meets flesh here: this fragile erubescence blood of the moment’s whole pours into me its wordless psalm

If I with railroad spikes impale my eyes; If then in darkness I recline, a white-hot angel on a cloud of pain, and strum my own dull harp of pride; Master! will you then deign to give one lucent, darkness-piercing kiss, that I might from child-crushing lips taste pleasure’s final nectar?

“The thing is,” he says, whiskey-swaying in his kitchen “that shard from the glass you broke is never gone.” He slides a sweating tumbler and dries the countertop hanging his towel from the oven handle as early punctuation. “You’ll find it again,” he assures his captivated guest “in your foot.” —Mike Vahsen 80 POETRY CHRONOGRAM 4/15

There is Delilah, skipper of a dinghy with no rudder, no oars. She drifts between vanishing islands, shallow tombolos, all that the siren has ever known, crying out as crabs scuttle across her sinking toes. Her eyes scan for land that will not melt among the tides. Wallowing and wayward, sighing in salty hymns, she sifts through pebbles, piling quartz into the hallows of her dress as her pockets sag with blushing stones. With every wave and every lurch, she thirsts for the motion’s ending. Yet, the water refuses her a buoy or barnacled chain, until at the bow, singing out, she dooms not a sailor, but herself, to the sea. There is Delilah, with crystal roses, choosing to sink alone, adrift without an anchor, so she shall act as her own. —Maeve Dwyer

—Frank Boyer

FEAR OF LAST FROST (HOW TO ALMOST LOSE EVERYTHING)

WITHOUT YOU:

March 3rd: On the way back home stop at the gas station And pick up a case of gold mine beer. Drink Its liquid, breathe, and let your back wash soul

—Johanna Richmond

THE UNIVERSE, ETC.

—Christopher Mulrooney

I will grow my nails Long and filthy Bearded, I will eat Tree bark and rodent Pellets; woodland bound Drowning my sorrows in mountain lakes Basking in moonshine Deep in the haunted Catskill Pines, breathing smoke… Fire beside me, crackling Crunching pops from within you Snapping hot passionate companion I need you, combusting Old trust worthy friend But last time we embraced You burned half my face off —Kevin Kenny

Sit in the back of your mouth contemplating The pouring paradox of disaster and inspiration In a tin can and groan. Crack Another— Skip supper—write illegibly about A legacy of loss and irreversible indulgence. You’ve struck something and then become sick, so Sleep on your side and wake to throw away All prior obligations. Shake in bed Clutching the smell of defeat in your arms. Repeat. —Julia Ponder

PENCILS

COLORS PASSING

VACUUM

I love pencils the way they rest, cradled by the thumb in the fingers of my speechless hand.

The sun gathered gold dispersing blue until tomorrow yields to pink along the blushed horizon.

I. Word Game: If nothing exists, show it to me.

I love the way they feel, smooth & firm sometimes round sometimes hexagonal. I love the Dixon Ticonderoga Faber Castell American Eagle, but especially the Venus Velvet No 2’s of my childhood. I love the way they nuzzle the fibers of the page, the sounds they make caressing letters onto paper giving voice to words coaxed from mind to nerve to muscle through arm & hand & fingers. I love the deliberate sound, staccato strokes, intentionally made crossing t’s carving capital letters thrusting downward strokes of l’s for life & love & lavender. I love the soft gray trail of graphite word images revealing inner thoughts of mind & soul that sing & cry, ponder & poke & sometimes spell things out in ways I had not intended. —JPDiBlasi

FISH EYE LENSES

We watched the sunset from Plattekill Avenue. Exchanging stories and talking with our hands revealed mutual colors. As though this happens everyday,

II. I don’t think we abhor nothing.

The sun dropped below darkening trees transforming henna into orange.

Here’s the game: is nothing a vacuum? A vacuum contains nothing. Nothing is a vacuum. Nature abhors a vacuum. Nature abhors nothing. There is nothing in Nature that Nature abhors, because Nature can abhor nothing, so Nature abhors nothing, least of all a vacuum. Nature cannot abhor nothing, because nature can abhor nothing. If Nature is everything, then everything is natural. Nature contains nothing, so nothing is natural. Nature does not contain everything if it does not contain itself. Nature contains nothing, itself, and everything else.

Turning toward twilight, We headed East words trail indigo reaching for violet. —Caroline Wolfe

APERTURE DISAVOWS CIRCUMFERENCE discolorings & constitutions crests undulate rills wheatfields cusps underbellies

aspects blush

“I am a werewolf,” the man said. “You don’t look like a werewolf,” the little girl replied. “What do werewolves look like?” “Scary.” forecasts stumble upon ordainment honorariums stall sequence initiates ceremonials with werewolves conspicuously absent

What are all these colors there flickering On the majestic sky? What are all the ringlets winking? What is all the jewel-like twinkling?

—Heller Levinson

Tales have always told they’re soles Gone to by and bye. Up there with our hopes they’re linking, Looking down upon us blinking,

Pollack only trusted his accidents. Rothko vacationed in orange. Miro kept painting big eyelashes in threes & Kline couldn’t decide between a yellow sky & clouds on the lawn.

Helping out the best of us As we try and try— Lifting us when hopes are sinking Towards a sky with circles wrinkling. When I see these colors flicker there I lie still and wonder why Floating in this air we’re drinking If I should trust my small fry thinking. Something’s up above’s my inkling Tinkling on the sky.

“1960s” not “1960’s”. “us” not “u’s”. “us” is not “us”. “us” looks like “us”. “us” is not “us”, “us” is not “we”. Double u is in a vacuum We are in a vacuum; w is not. Is anybody out there?

WHAT THE MICE SEE IN THE MUSEUM

Pollack fancied Daffy Duck, if you look hard enough. Rothko wanted all of us to live out of focus. Miro essentially managed a circus & Kline missed his calling reinventing telephone poles. No wonder the girl is all legs under a green skirt running towards monstrous eyes in the forest. Half the paintings smell like blue cheese, half Camembert. —Will Nixon

III. Final Exam: Vacuum Are the two us empty? Does dead always come after death or is there just “dead”? There are dead things in Nature. There are dead things in me. Does dead end and not alive begin? Limestone: dead? Gold: dead? Nothing: dead? Us: dead? Nothing is natural. Everything is natural. Nothing is unnatural. Show me us. Show me nothing. Show me everything unnatural. Where does a vacuum end? —Vane Lashua

LESSON 2 It’s easy to make a poem. You need the black wing of your heart and the orb of your eye to make a poem. —Steve Clark

All the things that are blue. Were one day yellow. I did not mean for this to happen. But it do so... Solid. That’s the truth. —Eddie Jr.

—E. B. Quib 4/15 CHRONOGRAM POETRY 81

Locally Grown

Energy Harvest Out With the Old, In With Renewable By Kelly Seiz

This page: Anthony Mecca of Great Song Farm in Milan

TURNQUIST PHOTOGRAPHY

Opposite page: 5 Spoke Creamery in Goshen

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HEATHER FLOURNOY

By switching to renewable energy sources, Hudson Valley farmers can not only minimize the amount of greenhouse gases emitted, but also save on costs. With financing programs like PACE in place, alternative energy sources are more feasible than ever before.

An Alternative World In 2013, the United States Environmental Protection Agency reported that electricity made up 31 percent of domestic greenhouse gas emissions. That same report stated that agricultural methane emissions contributed 14 percent globally, not including the electricity or transportation required to run the facilities. As these gases rise into the atmosphere and block the sun’s rays from escaping back into space, global temperature rises, ice caps melt, and severe weather wreaks havoc. By switching to renewable energy, the level of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions can be significantly decreased. A recent report by the Environment New York Research & Policy Center found that New York has the potential to produce 11 times as much electricity from solar power as the state consumes annually. In a 2003 presentation, David Wooley, director of Windpower NY, said that New York’s wind energy potential, particularly around the farmlands in the Central and Western regions, is greater than that of California.

An Inventor Plants a Seed When Ron Khosla and his wife, Kate, started Huguenot Street Farm on a 77acre plot in New Paltz, he made her a promise. He would farm with her for two years, and then he would go back to the high-tech world, where he was the founder of several Internet-based tech start-ups. “But I couldn’t leave!” Khosla says, laughter bubbling up. “There was so much innovation in farming. It was more fun than anything I was doing in the ether, in the fake world, in the virtual world.” His first agricultural adaptation was a solar-powered tractor constructed using a cultivating model from the `50s. “I just wanted more power, better torque curves, and no repair bills,” he says. Instead of profiting from his solarelectric tractor schematics, he posted them for free online so anyone could build them. He estimates that there are now “hundreds and hundreds and hundreds” of tractors based on his design in use across the country. Next came a do-it-yourself heating system for the greenhouse. The design cut their heating bills by 90 percent—which means, in Khosla’s terms, the materials paid for themselves within the first season—and then he and Kate got a free vacation in Jamaica every year after. They looked into solar panels next, but quickly realized that despite the grants and subsidies available, the quotes the solar installers gave them were astronomical compared to those listed online. So, as per his style, Khosla took matters into his own hands. They bought a truckload of solar panels and gathered a group of people to help construct them. Their electricity bills were chopped in half, due in part to Khosla’s fourth and officially patented invention: the CoolBot. The CoolBot is essentially a hacked air conditioner whose lowest setting is overridden, allowing it to pump frozen air into a tightly insulated space as an alternative to commercial walkin coolers. While the CoolBot may not cool down as quickly as commercial coolers, it uses half the electricity. They’ve been sold to approximately 22,000 customers, the majority of whom are farmers.

n an April afternoon, 50 business leaders, farmers, and local and state officials gather in a small barn at 5 Spoke Creamery in Goshen. Outside, 270 feet of solar panels glint blue in the afternoon sun. “I hope this is a model for the rest of the Hudson Valley and NewYork State,” State Assembly Member James Skoufis says. New York State’s first commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing helped fund those winking blue plates in the field by the creamery. PACE financing is organized by Energize NY Finance, the state’s new funding program for renewable energy and energy-efficient technologies on existing commercial buildings. The financing is based on the project’s potential energy savings. The loans are repaid through annual tax charges on the property, not unlike other utilities like electricity or water. If the property is sold, the loan automatically transfers to the new owners. At the beginning of the presentation, an introductory video is projected on a drop-down screen. A friendly faced Alan Glustoff, the owner of 5 Spoke Creamery, a dairy farm that specializes in cave-aged cheeses, is shown explaining the benefits of the solar-enabling loan while tending to his cows. He says that the solar array provides “more than enough power to meet 100 percent of needs and then some,” while decreasing his creamery’s environmental impact.

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The Renewable Hudson Valley Most people picture towering turbines, plains of solar panels, and revolving water mills when they think of renewable energy, but Khosla says it can be more subtle: tracing the links in a chain of events. The farmer’s mentality revolves around the world of potential and active energy, waiting for crops to blossom, seasons to change, and energy to transfer from one form to the next. Mark Stonehill of Full Circus Farm describes their system as follows: “We use the sun to grow grass, use the grass as fuel for our draft horses, and leave our tractor sitting in the barn.” He and his co-owner/partner, Miriam, use two draft horses to plow, cultivate, and harrow their crops. On warmer days, the horses are hooked up to a wagon to move things around the farm; in the winter, they drag a sled. In Gardiner, Jay Armour of Four Winds Farm uses strategic planting, straw insulation, and underground root cellars combined with a 13-killowatt solar grid system in consideration of both the land and the owners’ wallets. “First off, we don’t plow or till our soil, which means reduced tractor use, which means reduced fuel consumption and an ability to grow more crops in a concentrated space,” Armour explains. “By not plowing our land, we have seen an increase of organic matter. This increases the soil’s ability to stay moist longer, reducing irrigation needs. Moving water requires energy, and less water moved means less energy.” Of the 24-acre farm, only four acres are used to grow vegetables.The other 20 acres are used to raise beef and, subsequently, to generate fertilizer to heat the greenhouse. On the cooler, cloudy days that lack enough sunlight to steam up the fertilizer, they use a small wood-burning stove. They also limit their distribution to a 50-mile radius to reduce transportation costs. While Katchkie Farm in Kinderhook doesn’t have a wind turbine or solar array, they do have a popular New York City-based catering company with large volumes of recycled cooking oil. “It was kind of a no-brainer. We had this oil and we have these greenhouses, so why not?” Bob Walker, Katchkie’s farm manager, says. Every winter, Walker makes the drive down to New York City and returns with four or five 55-gallon drums full of liquid gold. The oil produces enough energy using a radiant heat system to save about $150 to $2,000 per greenhouse annually on heating costs. With three greenhouses and a 900-square-foot workshop, that’s more than pocket change. Walker says they’re considering installing solar panels to further cut costs. Like Full Circus, Great Song Farm also employs draft horses, and is looking into installing geothermal heating systems and solar panels in the future. The manager of the Red Hook farm, Anthony Mecca, was always interested in finding a tractor alternative, especially after working on other tractor-powered farms. “The main part of it is connection to the soil,” he explains, comparing the feel of his bare feet in the soil following the horses between the rows of vegetables to the loud, steady thrum of boiling exhaust. “That’s one of the main reasons that we do it. The other is definitely the energy conservation part of it. We don’t have to use fossil fuels.” The Future of Farming In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama said that, every three weeks, the United States brings as much solar power online as it did in all of 2008—that we’re officially number one in wind power. He emphasized the dangers of global warming and its immediate risks to national security. “That’s why, over the past six years, we’ve done more than ever before to combat climate change, from the way we produce energy, to the way we use it,” he said. “The United States will double the pace at which we cut carbon pollution, and China committed, for the first time, to limiting their emissions.” Three months later, at the creamery in Goshen, 50 business leaders and farmers applauded as Glustoff made the closing remarks, thanking Energize NY, their partners, and his wife. Like the nationwide agricultural industry, this presentation began and ended with the farmers. The audience trickled out of the barn, stopping to sample cubes of 5 Spoke Creamery cheese.The featured speakers gathered in front of the solar array for a photo, holding their papers close so they wouldn’t blow away in the windy pasture. Though a few lingered after the flashes faded to examine the panels and a couple strolled to their cars, most of the audience turned to one another, shaking hands and making moves, eager to learn the details of how they could install an array of their own.

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n a family retreat to Costa Rica last month, Maia Toll didn’t have her full collection of herbal remedies on hand, so she had to be creative. When a mysterious rash bloomed over her niece’s face, she soothed it with mashed cucumber. A bashed toe got slathered with arnica homeopathic and “an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink salve” that her husband, Andrew, had picked up in Peru. A grease burn found relief with lavender essential oil. The oddest vacation complaint? A tickling in the ear that her brother-in-law developed after spearfishing in the ocean. Toll flushed his ear and watched in amazement as a tiny, cellophane-clear crustacean crawled out. It’s fitting that, as an herbalist and educator who teaches others how to make DIY medicines, Toll would also become her family’s de facto healer—a role she’s come to embrace. At holidays and gatherings, she says, “The words after ‘hello’ are often ‘Aunt Maia’s here now. She’ll have something for that.’” Treating common complaints with common materials is an art and a skill that our ancestors possessed but that’s largely lost today. In our culture of CVS convenience, it’s all too easy to hand over our health to a brand-name label or Big Pharma script. People like Toll remind us that there’s another way—a simpler, connected-to-the-earth way of taking charge of our own bodies. In her online course The Kitchen Witch’s Workshop, Toll teaches the nuts and bolts of making your own herbal medicines, from syrups and tinctures to oils and balms. And it’s easier than people think; making a tincture involves no more than putting your chosen herbs into a mason jar, filling it to the rim with vodka or cider vinegar, stirring, and sealing. “If you can find your way around the kitchen, you can make your own herbal medicines,” says Toll, a former denizen of Beacon who now lives in Asheville, North Carolina, and teaches students from around the world.Yet despite how simple it is, “there’s a lot of resistance, because we’ve been told it’s not something we can really do. It’s amazing to realize how conditioned we are to think that we can’t take care of ourselves.” A Plant-Based Call to Action Crafting our own “witchy” brews (to use Toll’s reclaimed word) isn’t the only alternative to mainstream medicine. Nowadays, we can choose from shelfloads of herbal remedies at our local health food stores and apothecaries. But unbeknownst to many, these products might not always be there. Newly stringent FDA regulations, set in motion gradually over the past few years, are putting the squeeze on small herbal companies that make wild-crafted salves, tonics, tinctures, and body products. (One such company, Avena Botanicals, based in Rockport, Maine, is running a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to help them keep up with the latest FDA requirements.) It’s worrisome that many of our favorite natural wellness and body-care products might become endangered before too long. But it’s also a wakeup call that could launch more people on the path to making their own remedies and elixirs for wellness, beauty, and pleasure.

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“If you start to take your health into your own hands and really ask questions, then you can see that there are a lot of answers in herbal medicine,” says New Paltzbased herbalist Dina Falconi, author of Earthly Bodies & Heavenly Hair (Ceres Press, 1997) and Foraging & Feasting: A Field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook (Botanical Arts Press, 2013). “There’s a lot of healing that can occur without having to jump over to pharmaceuticals yet—though when we need pharmaceuticals it’s great to have them.” Falconi teaches a six-month herbal intensive course that meets one Saturday a month from May to October on her six-and-a-half-acre property, amid a helterskelter mix of wild and cultivated gardens. “True, ‘normal’ gardeners have heart attacks when they come here,” she says of her landscape, where wild lettuce and other weeds—the medicinal powerhouses of the flora world—are given the space and encouragement to stretch out and thrive. Students in her course learn how to identify helpful botanicals, becoming plant literate as well as kitchen literate. The intimate connection between food and medicine is a running theme for Falconi; in her clinical herbalism work, she always looks at a client’s diet first. “Food is our primary source of healing,” she says. “Once we’ve covered that base, there are so many wonderful herbs that can be part of the program. Nettles [which emerge in May] are a food medicine, and also dandelion, burdock, milky oat tops, oatstraw. Those are five really basic, common plants that have so much to offer. They have nutrient density, so they’re really nourishing the body; they also have several chemical constituents or compounds that support liver function, kidney function, the nervous system.” Falconi recommends not just making medicines and tonics, but also cooking with these herbs. “When nettles are out, you could be eating Swiss chard but you’re using nettles instead—in your omelet, your quiche, your soup. What you’re going to get is more magnesium, calcium, protein. It’s powerful, nourishing food that’s equal to medicine.” Loving the Whole Dandelion To get the benefits of herbs in full force, many herbalists agree that it’s essential to use the whole plant—not an extract, and not an herbal supplement in capsule form. “Food contains multiple nutrients that work together. A supplement contains one thing. It’s like going to a symphony and just hearing the flutes,” says herbalist Susun Weed, author of five books and leader of workshops and apprenticeships at her Wise Woman Center in Saugerties. Capsules, she warns, are ineffective, expensive, and potentially dangerous when manufactured incorrectly. (Indeed, the provenance of herbal capsules has recently come into question: In February of this year, the New York State attorney general’s office tested store-brand supplements from chains like Walmart, Walgreens, Target, and GNC, and found that many of them didn’t contain the active ingredients promised on the label.) Authentic herbalism is a dirty business, and that’s a good thing, says Weed. “Herbal medicine has a rainbow arc that goes from native people rolling in plants, literally absorbing their medicine, to white-coated lab technicians finding the active constituent of plants and replicating that in a laboratory to make a drug. That’s

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all herbal medicine. What I’m trying to tell people is that you don’t have to stay stuck with the lab technician, and you don’t have to roll in the plants, either, though you would enjoy it,” she laughs. “But you could take a few steps back— especially when you talk about preventive medicine and what I call daily care. It’s the care of bumps, bruises, bites, stings, poison ivy, colds, flus, headaches, backaches, stomachaches. With preventive care, we’re preventing type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, mood disorders. These things, to me, all lie firmly within the realm of people’s medicine. People can learn how to do it with plants easily at their disposal, and they can do it themselves.” Talking to Weed, it quickly becomes clear she’s on a mission to get everyone on Earth to drink nourishing herbal infusions—the simple-to-make, water-based drink that she champions over any other beverage. YouTube videos show Weed, like an herbalist Julia Child, demonstrating how to make infusions in about five minutes a day: placing an ounce of dried herbs (much more powerful than fresh, she says, and easy to find in health food stores) in a quart jar, filling with boiling water, sealing, and allowing to steep overnight. In the morning the herbs are strained out and the liquid is refrigerated and drunk throughout the day. Weed herself rotates through five herbal infusions: stinging nettle (for energy), oatstraw (for libido and heart health), red clover (for cancer prevention), linden flower (for anti-inflammatory and cold/flu support), and comfrey leaf (for healthy skin, muscles, and bones). Pleasant tasting and inexpensive, the infusions are an easy sell. They’re a simple way to nourish and bring ourselves “back to our roots, to the Earth,” says Weed—and in this case, with no gardening gloves required. Your Body, Your Laboratory With few clinical studies on the curative power of herbs, it’s easy to dismiss them as a New Age belief system, and not true medicine. When wife-and-husband herbalists Aemen Bell and Luis Mojica take people on weed walks in their stomping grounds around Woodstock and Saugerties, “There’s always someone in the group who will scoff, ‘Oh, herbs don’t do anything,’” says Bell. “And I say, haven’t you ever had coffee? An herbal laxative? That’s herbs doing something. The best proof is when they have a little poison ivy and they’re trying not to [scratch] it, and I can get a fresh piece of jewelweed during the walk so they can rub it on— and in one minute, the itch is gone.” (The pair is so enamored by jewelweed’s anti-itch powers that they boil the herb and make ice cubes to keep in the freezer for a quick fix all year long.) Like many herbalists, Bell and Mojica both discovered herbs when they got sick—and Western medicine couldn’t do anything to help them. But herbs did. Moving to the Hudson Valley from New York City three years ago, they were drawn by the beauty and spirit of the Catskill Mountains, and a strong sense of place infuses the work that they do creating their Pinecone Apothecary line, which includes herbal tinctures, gem essences, and even herb-infused chocolates like their Burdock Bar (herbal truffles are coming soon). What’s in their herbal medicine chest? Yarrow helps with colds, flus, stomachaches, and food poisoning (“You can drink little sips of it before you’re able to keep other foods down,” says Mojica). Burdock root “is a prebiotic, so it’s good for your digestion and immunity,” Mojica adds. “It makes your hair really shiny, is mineral rich, and grows everywhere.” Putting burdock root in a jar with apple cider vinegar will slowly extract the medicine and make it more like food. “Then you can put it on your salad and have this great mineral-rich, burdock-infused salad dressing that lasts all year long.” While matching herbs with their purported benefits can work as a baseline, the only way to really know how an herb will benefit your body is through personal, hands-on experience. In her online medicine-making class, Toll doesn’t even tell her students which herb does what, because it might not do that in their bodies. “Valerian is a well-known herb for sleep, but for a small percentage of people it actually makes them hyper,” she says. So instead of telling people about the curative properties of herbs, she teaches her students how to learn about the plants, and how to listen to their bodies and find what’s right. For Toll, that’s the difference between Western medicine and the earth wisdom of herbalism. “It’s about paying attention to your body, what it says yes to, and what it says no to. Then you start to understand what makes you well—you feel it in your body. There’s nothing more empowering than that.” RESOURCES  Aemen Bell and Luis Mojica Thepineconeapothecary.com Dina Falconi Botanicalartspress.com Maia Toll Maiatoll.com Susun Weed Susunweed.com CHRONOGRAM.COM WATCH videos of Maia Toll making tinctures and essences, and get a recipe for dandelion salad.

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Check John’s website for more information johnmcarrollhealer.com or call 845-338-8420 715 State Route 28, Kingston NY and West Side Manhattan, NY

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is a high-end Crystal and Mineral store located online & in Kingston, NY. Ph. 845.340.4463 Large Metaphysical inventory. • Many unique and spectacular specimens from around the world, all natural, no heat-treated, irradiated, or artificially altered Stones. Shop with confidence. • Crystal Cave Teachings including a Teaching and Stone of the month • Gift Certificates: Crystals are the gift that keeps on giving Recover, discover and uncover the magic that is uniquely you, gifted to you by the Creator, at judithstar-medicine.com. Shopping in person by appointment only.

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Acupuncture Creekside Acupuncture and Natural Medicine, Stephanie Ellis, L.Ac. 371A Main Street, Rosendale, NY (845) 546-5358 creeksideacupuncture.com Private treatment rooms, attentive oneon-one care, affordable rates, sliding scale. Accepting Blue Cross, no-fault and other insurances. Stephanie Ellis graduated magna cum laude from Columbia University in pre-medical studies. She completed her acupuncture and Chinese medicine degree in 2001 as valedictorian of her class and started her acupuncture practice in Rosendale that same year. Ms. Ellis uses a combination of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Classical Chinese Medicine, Japanese-style acupuncture and trigger-point acupuncture. Creekside Acupuncture is located in a building constructed of non-toxic, eco-friendly materials.

Hoon J. Park, MD, PC 1772 South Road, Wappingers Falls, NY (845) 298-6060 Transpersonal Acupuncture (845) 340-8625 transpersonalacupuncture.com

Aromatherapy Joan Apter (845) 679-0512 apteraromatherapy.com joanapter@earthlink.net See also Massage Therapy

Astrology Planet Waves Kingston, NY (845) 797-3458 planetwaves.net

Body and Skincare Dermasave Labs, Inc. 3 Charles Street, Suite 4, Pleasant Valley, NY (845) 635-4087 hudsonvalleyskincare.com

Counseling Kent Babcock, LMSW Stone Ridge, NY (845) 807-7147 kentagram@gmail.com At 65, as an older therapist, I now work exclusively with men—mid-life and older. I counsel men who are taking stock of their lives, supporting them in the here-and-now to reassess the past and re-contemplate the future. Ialsohaveaparticularinterestandexpertise in Asperger’s Syndrome, diagnosed or not. Sliding scale.

The Accord Center for Counseling & Psychotherapy (845) 646-3191 theaccordcenter.com

Cranio-Sacral Therapy Dr. Bruce Schneider 4 Deming Street, Woodstock, NY, Water Street Market, New Paltz, NY (845) 679-6700 drbruceschneider.com Dr. Bruce has developed a precise protocol using Chiropractic, CranioSacral Therapy and Neuro-Emotional Technique (NET). These complimentary modalities effectively locate and release patterns of unresolved stress in the body. Experience the improved health and vitality that emerges naturally when these barriers to health are removed. Address the cause upstream instead of managing symptoms downstream. Dr. Bruce has been in practice for 28 years. Call (845) 679-6700.

Dentistry & Orthodontics Tischler Dental Woodstock, NY (845) 679-3706 tischlerdental.com

Herbal Medicine & Nutrition Empowered By Nature 1129 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Fishkill, NY (845) 416-4598 EmpoweredByNature.net lorrainehughes54@gmail.com Lorraine Hughes, Registered Herbalist (AHG) and ARCB Certified Reflexologist offers Wellness Consultations that therapeutically integrate Asian and Western Herbal Medicine and Nutrition

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with their holistic philosophies to health. This approach is grounded in Traditional Chinese Medicine with focus placed on an individual’s specific constitutional profile and imbalances. Please visit the website for more information and upcoming events.

Holistic Health Cassandra Currie, MS, RYT‚ Holistic Health Counselor 41 John Street, Kingston, NY (845) 532-7796 holisticcassandra.com Dana Klisanin Rhinebeck, NY (917) 972-2544 danaklisanin.com Within every woman there lives a powerful force, filled with virtue, creativity, and ageless wisdom—the Sensuous Mystic. Dr. Dana Klisanin is an Integral practitioner and award-winning research psychologist who helps women reconnect with this powerful spiritual force and use it to experience increased joy in everyday life.

Emotional Rescue 2 LaGrange Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 243-0168 facebook.com/existential.guide Susan Linich is an intuitive empath with a background in philosophy. Employing a Socratic and holistic approach, she provides the insight necessary to guide you toward recovery and management of your emotional self. Sliding scale payment. Phone and video sessions available. Available in Manhattan by appointment only.

Immuneschein Tea Haus 446 Main Street, Rosendale, NY immune-schein.com John M. Carroll 715 State Route 28, Kingston, NY (845) 338-8420 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.

Judith Star Medicine Kingston, NY (845) 340-4463 judithstar-medicine.com Kary Broffman, RN, CH (845) 876-6753 Karyb@mindspring.com Love the Chef Inc. lovethechef.com Omega Institute for Holistic Studies (800) 944-1001 eomega.org The Pinecone Apothecary thepineconeapothecary.com

Hospitals Health Quest 45 Reade Place, Poughkeepsie NY, (845) 454-8500 health-quest.org MidHudson Regional Hospital of Westchester Medical Center Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 483-5000 westchestermedicalcenter.com/mhrh Sharon Hospital 50 Hospital Hill Road, Sharon, CT (860) 364-4000 sharonhospital.com

Hypnosis Clear Mind Arts Hypnosis Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-8828 clearmindarts.com sandplay555@frontier.com In a safe and supportive space, adults and children find tools to overcome obstacles and process overwhelming life events. Offering Past Life Regression, Expressive Arts, Medical Hypnosis, Life Between Lives™ and Certification in Hypnosis. Inner exploration though Hypnosis brings greater clarity, renewed sense of purpose and wisdom. Sand play bridges meditation, symbol formation and Jungian Principles to integrate experience beyond words.

Massage Therapy Joan Apter (845) 679-0512 apteraromatherapy.com joanapter@earthlink.net Luxurious massage therapy with medicinal grade Essential Oils; Raindrop Technique, Emotional Release, Facials, Hot Stones. Animal care, health consultations, spa consultant, classes and keynotes. Offering full line of Young Living Essential oils, nutritional supplements, personal care, pet care, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and non-toxic cleaning products. Consultant: Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster with healing statements for surgery and holistic approaches to heal faster!

Mindfulness Woodstock Mindfulness Woodstock, NY woodstockmindfulness.com Margaret@woodstockmindfulness.com

Naturopathic Medicine NuSpecies (845) 440-7458 nuspeciesfoundation.org

Osteopathy

Retreat Centers Garrison Institute Route 9D, Garrison, NY garrisoninstitute.org garrison@garrisoninstitute.org Menla Mountain Retreat & Conference Center Phoenicia, NY (845) 688-6897 ext. 0 menla.org menla@menla.org Peace Village Learning & Retreat Center (518) 589-5000 peace-village.org

Spirituality

Yoga All Sport Fishkill Health & Fitness Club 17 Old Main Street, Fishkill, NY (845) 896-5678 allsportfishkill.com activities@allsportfishkill.com All Sport Fishkill offers a variety of yoga classes for all levels. Our classes help members reduce stress, lose weight, and improve their fitness levels. All yoga classes are free with club membership. Please call for more information.

Joseph Tieri, DO, & Ari Rosen, DO, 3457 Main Street, Stone Ridge, NY (845) 687-7589 stoneridgehealingarts.com

Clear Yoga Iyengar Yoga in Rhinebeck 17b 6423 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-6129 clearyogarhinebeck.com

Drs. Tieri and Rosen are NY State

Classes for all levels and abilities, even days a week, including weekly beginner classes. Iyengar Yoga builds strength, stamina, peace of mind, and provides a precise framework for a yoga practice based on what works for you. Lower back workshop Sunday May 17 , 2-4 pm , Sunday May 31. Balance stability and mobility in your hips workshop 1-4 pm. Sign up at clearyogarhinebeck.com/events

specializing in Osteopathic Manipulation and Cranial Osteopathy. Please visit our website for articles, links, books, and much more information. Treatment of newborns, children, and adults. By appointment.

Psychotherapy Lynne Ward, LCSW 75 Main Street, Suite 1, Cold Spring, NY (917) 597-6905 lynneward99@gmail.com

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

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AIM Group 6 Deming Street, Woodstock, NY (845) 679 -5650 sagehealingcenter.org

Stone Ridge Healing Arts

Licensed Osteopathic Physicians

Not Just a Restaurant an Asian Experience

NP Rock Yoga 215 Main Street, New Paltz, NY nprockyoga.com info@nprockyoga.com We offer a variety of classes, including hot yoga, throughout the week. All levels, ages & sizes are welcomed. New or experienced - our classes are all about where you are now. We have well trained, knowledgable, powerful, and insightful teachers to assist you in having the greatest experience possible no matter what your level of practice. 10% of our profits always go to Springs of Hope Kenya -the more you get on the mat with us, the more you make a difference for yourself and a child in Kenya. Our power packed teacher training starts May 1st.

Full Menu and Specials

Special Gift for Mom Call (845)564-3848 for Reservations 1297 Route 300 Newburgh, NY

Always open until midnight Eclectic wines and craft beer Sundays $5 mimosas www.jardwinepub.com water street market, new paltz

Holistic, Health & Wellness Expo May 1st, 2nd & 3rd HUDSON VALLEY MALL, KINGSTON Fri. & Sat. 10am to 9pm, Sunday 11am to 6pm

Numerous exhibits including:

Herbal Products, Naturopathic Healers, Solar Solutions, Organic Specialty Foods, Eco-Green Products, Reiki Healing, Massage, Chiropractic, Community Health Organizations, Tarot, Hypnotists, Psychic Healers, Aromatherapy, Life Coaching, Weight Loss and much more!!! For info: www.holisticexpos.com Exhibitor info and sign-ups: www.holisticexpos.us

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EVENT PREVIEWS & LISTINGS FOR MAY 2015

Tim Sutton and Matty Senzatimore of Ratboy Jr. The kiddie rockers play a record release concert for Hamster Pants on May 30 at Rock & Rye Tavern in New Paltz.

Greasy Kid Stuff “My aim is always to write meaningful songs,” proclaims Tim Sutton, a veteran of the Ulster County music scene for damn-near 25 years. The list of bands he’s fronted is long and strong, from his post-high school punk band La Vista Hotheads to the seminal New Paltz funk-rock troupe Lost in the Sauce to such equally celebrated acts as Wooden Rope to Suttle to Ratboy and, now, its juvenile-aimed arm Ratboy Jr., most in conjunction with his longtime collaborator and great friend drummer Matty Senzatimore—he, of course, of the sorely missed mid-`90s New Paltz outfit Hector’s Nightmare. “And here I am playing in a bar and maybe someone will hear them and connect. But its so much cooler to write from a universal perspective, especially in regard to growing up,” says Sutton. “Tell me when you were happier than when you’d grab a stick and run through the woods fighting trees thinking they’re dragons? That stuff is all under the surface, all of our childlike tendencies.” Sutton is talking about the pair’s bold transition from providing the soundtrack to many a SUNY student’s drunken downtown New Paltz experience for over two decades to playing for the children of those very souls who would regularly see the duo and their various incarnations at such popular hangs as Snug Harbor, the Griffon, and Oasis Cafe through the years. As a father of two young sons and the media arts director at the Woodstock Day School, Sutton has a robust wellspring from which he and Senzatimore build on for their songs. And on their excellent third album, Hamster Pants (Not Your Daddy’s Records), they make their strongest case for the sound they call “everyone music.” Recorded at No Parking Studio in Rosendale with Grammy-award winning producer Dean Jones, the album features a host of family and friends working in collaboration with Sutton and Senzatimore, including Tim’s wife Catherine and son Elliott; jam-jazz

keyboardist Marco Benevento; longtime bandmates in Lost in the Sauce and Hector’s Nightmare Geoff Gersh and Jay Brunka on guitar and bass respectively; Jason Sarubbi of The Trapps; John Burdick of The Sweet Clementines; and the second- and third-grade classes of the Woodstock Day School. Together, they helped create an album filled with funny characters and the wise life lessons they bring to the listener, placing Ratboy Jr. in the realm of quality kiddie music on par with the likes of Pete Seeger, Shel Silverstein, and They Might Be Giants. According to Senzatimore, the trick to writing these kinds of songs isn’t so much in the sonic structure but in its lyrical content. “The easy part is the music—we just do what we do as we’ve always done it,” he explains. “The hard part is writing these songs and gearing them towards kids, but making them acceptable for parents so they aren’t so dumbed down and stereotypical.” Ratboy Jr. is hosting a CD release party and BBQ on May 30 at the Rock & Rye Tavern in New Paltz, located on the grounds of the old Locust Tree golf course. It will be an allinclusive affair taking place during the day so the whole family can come on down, be it rain or shine. For many of the adults in attendance, it will be their umpteenth time seeing Tim and Matty do their thing onstage. Yet for some of the real little ones who’ll be in tow, it will be their very first concert experience. For Sutton, providing such an environment proves to be the ultimate success. “The best compliment we hear about our music is when people tell us they listened to it on a family road trip,” he said. “The whole family is in their car and they’re all psyched about it. We are trying to create an experience not only for kids, but the kids who cart them around as well.” Ratboyjr.com. —Ron Hart 5/15 CHRONOGRAM FORECAST 99

FRIDAY 1 DANCE

FAIRS & FESTIVALS

Rock and Roll Resort v5: Electric Avenue $25-$125. Rock n Roll Resort will showcase an inspired mix of super talent with over 60 hours of musical entertainment and collaborative live art, activities. Hudson Valley Resort and Spa, Kerhonkson. (413) 734-9496. Spring Crafts $12/$11 seniors/$4 children. 275 modern American makers, artists, designers and craftspeople from across the country and is a celebration of all things handmade. Lyndhurst, Tarrytown. (914) 631-4481.

FILM

Films of Palestine Series: Voices From Gaza 7-8:30pm. A short film about a theatre project with teenagers in Gaza, photographs, and a live reading of some of the young people’s moving monologues about living under attack. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Kingston. 331-2884.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Diving into the Sea of Knowledge: Swimming through the Yoga and Bhakti Texts $75/prices vary for individual days and events. Over the course of the weekend, Professor Bryant will unpack pieces of important texts for our continual evolution on the path of Yoga. Sadhana Center for Yoga and Meditation, Hudson. SadhanaYogaHudson.com.

KIDS & FAMILY

Hudson Valley Fair 5pm-12am. $3.50-$20. Dutchess Stadium, Wappingers Falls. Hudsonvalleyfair.com.

LECTURES & TALKS

In Search of Lost Frogs 7pm. View some of the world’s rarest amphibians in this presentation by awardwinning photographer Robin Moore. Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook. 677-5343.

LITERARY & BOOKS

Journalist and Author Seamus McGraw 7pm. Presenting his latest book, Betting the Farm on a Drought: Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, New Paltz. 255-8300.

MUSIC

Bill’s Toupee 8:30pm. Shadows On the Hudson, Poughkeepsie. 486-9500. Coney Island’s Hank and the Skinny 3 9pm. Quinn’s, Beacon. Quinnsbeacon.com. Dylan Doyle Band 9:30pm. Blues. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624. Jenny Scheinman with Todd Sickafoose + The Tiny Resisters 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. K. Michelle 8pm. $40/$35. R&B. Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334. Nordic Fiddlers Bloc 8-10:30pm. $23/$5 children 12 & under. The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc is Olav Luksengård Mjelva, Anders Hall and Kevin Henderson who come from Norway, Sweden and the Shetland Islands respectively. They have blended three individual styles from these three CHRONOGRAM.COM These listings do not include weekly recurring events, such as classes that take place every Wednesday, for example. Visit Chronogram.com for events updated daily, recurring weekly events, and staff recommendations. You can also upload events directly to our Events database at Chronogram.com/submitevent.

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Nordic regions but still allow their three distinct flavours to come through in a sound that is unique, meaningful, intense and invigorating. Old Songs, Inc., Voorheesville. (518) 765-2815.

Reality Check 9pm. Hyde Park Brewing Company, Hyde Park. 229-8277. Salsa Night with Annette A. Aguilar and the Stringbean 5Tet 8-10:30pm. $10. Bean Runner Cafe, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701. Sean Rowe 9pm. Club Helsinki, Hudson. (518) 828-4800. SUNY Ulster Honors Recital 3-4:30pm. Enjoy music from our talented SUNY Ulster Music Dept. students. Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge. 687-5262. The Bar Spies 8pm. Classic rock. Mahoney’s Irish Pub and Restaurant, Poughkeepsie. 471-7026. Vassar College Jazz Ensembles 8pm. Skinner Hall at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie. 437-7319.

OUTDOORS & RECREATION

Third Annual Women’s Cycling Race A community oriented bicycle project committed to providing opportunities for the advancement of women’s athleticism and leadership through competitive cycling. Woodstock Town Hall, Woodstock. Abbe@abbedoesit.com.

THEATER

The Fantasticks! 8pm. $25-$45. Presented by Half Moon Theater. Culinary Institute of America (CIA), Hyde Park. 452-9430.

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

African Dance First Friday of every month, 6:15-7:45pm. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488. Friday Night Unwind: Yoga and Clay 5:30-8pm. This workshop will be offered in conjunction with PranaMoon Yoga at the Hat Factory. Participants will join the yoga instructor at PranaMoon from 5:30-6:30, then come down to the Peekskill Clay Studios for an inspiring session on clay exploration with Jon Torres. Peekskill Clay Studios, Peekskill. (914) 739-2529. Healing Circle to Nourish Your Soul First Friday of every month, 6:30-8pm. $35. A sacred circle to connect, explore and expand. SkyBaby Yoga & Pilates, Cold Spring. (646) 387-1974. Tango Intensive 7:30-9pm. $15/$12 members. Nina Jirka will lead a four-day Tango Intensive for beginners. Unison, New Paltz. 255-1559.

SATURDAY 2 BUSINESS & NETWORKING

Veteran’s Hiring Fair 10am-4pm. SUNY Orange, Middletown. 341-4444.

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

Community Vision and Design Workshop 9am. The purpose of the weekend workshop is to plan for the future of the hamlet of Copake. Hamlet of Copake, Copake. (518) 329-1234. Jockey Hollow Brewers Guild 3rd Annual Big Brew Day 9am-4pm. The Jockey Hollow Brewers Guild (JHBG) and Mistucky Creek Homebrew & Wine Making Supplies will host. Mistucky Creek Homebrew & Wine Making Supplies, Pine Island. Jockeyhollowbrewersguild.com.

COMEDY

Comedian Alison Larkin 7pm. A benefit for the Montessori School of the Berkshires Financial Aid Fund. Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 644-9040.

Steven Wright: A Comedy Original 8-10pm. $60.13/$82.41. One of the great and original stand-up comedians of his time, Wright peppers his routines with nonsensical jokes, anti-humor, and oneliners with contrived situations. Paramount Hudson Valley, Peekskill. (914) 739-0039 ext. 2.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS

Antique Fair & Flea Market 8am-5pm. $3/$2 seniors/children free. Featuring over 220 dealers specializing in antiques, collectibles, crafts and flea market items. A wide variety of food, porter service, and free parking. Washington County Fairgrounds, Greenwich. Washingtoncountyfair.com. Brid’s Closet’s 8th Annual Beltane/ Spring Festival! 9am-6pm. $20/Under 12 free. Dance the Maypole, take a few workshops, shop from our many fine vendors and enjoy great music and have a ton of fun! Brid’s Closet, Cornwall. 458-8726. Cornwall Antiques Roadshow 1-5pm. $10/2 appraised items. Certified Appraiser, Jon Felz, of the PBS series, Antiques Roadshow, will be on hand to appraise memorabilia, fine art and collectibles. Cornwall. 534-4388. Hudson Children’s Book Festival 10am-3pm. Hosting 75 authors and illustrators, musical performances, author workshops, and community exhibitors. Hudson High School Performing Arts Center, Hudson. Hcbf@hudsoncityschooldistrict.com. Hudson Valley Garden Fair 2015 10am-3pm. $9 in advance/ $12 day of event. (Children 15 and under are free.). Hudson Valley Garden Association presents our 3rd annual fundraising event, Hudson Valley Garden Fair. Montgomery Place, Red Hook. 418-3640. Ramp Festival 12-4pm. $35/$30 in advance/$10 children. Ramp dishes by genius chefs, rockabilly, honky-tonk live bands, environmentallyconscious powerhouse organizations. Basilica Hudson, Hudson. (518) 822-1050. Rock and Roll Resort v5: Electric Avenue $25-$125. Rock n Roll Resort will showcase an inspired mix of super talent with over 60 hours of musical entertainment and collaborative live art. Hudson Valley Resort and Spa, Kerhonkson. (413) 734-9496. Spring Crafts $12/$11 seniors/$4 children. 275 modern American makers, artists, designers and craftspeople from across the country and is a celebration of all things handmade. Lyndhurst, Tarrytown. (914) 631-4481. 25th Annual Beltane Festival 12-7pm. $15-$35. Gates open at noon and the music begins at 1pm; Procession and May Pageant will take place at 4pm; the festivities of Music and Magical Entertainments will continue until 7pm. Center For Symbolic Studies, New Paltz. 658-8540.

FOOD & WINE

Ziti Supper 4:30 & 6pm. $12/$5 under age 12/under 4 free. Dinner, consisting of ziti, salad, beverages, bread and dessert. Saint Andrew’s Church, Kent, CT. (860) 927-3486.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

15th Annual Women’s Health & Fitness Expo 8:30am-4pm. $8/$7 in advance. Over 150 exhibits, 20 free health screenings (osteoporosis, blood pressure, glucose, depression, body fat, and others), informative seminars, workshops & fitness demos. Miller Middle School, Lake Katrine. 802-7025.

KIDS & FAMILY

Family Music Festival 11am-3pm. $12/$5 child/$40 family. Live musical performances, fabulous storytelling, and delicious food, activities. Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church, New Paltz. 255-0051. Hudson Valley Fair 1pm-midnight. $3.50-$20. Dutchess Stadium, Wappingers Falls. Hudsonvalleyfair.com. Infant Developmental Movement Workshop First Saturday of every month, 1-2pm. $20. Learn how to support your baby’s inherent body intelligence and help the natural sequence of early reflexes and movement skills unfold fully. New Baby New Paltz, New Paltz. (515) 708-3751. Saturday Social Circle First Saturday of every month, 10am12pm. This group for mamas looking to meet other mamas, babies and toddlers for activities, socialization and friendship. New Baby New Paltz, New Paltz. 255-0624.

LITERARY & BOOKS

Reading and Discussion with Clark Strand and Will Lyttle 7pm. Waking Up to the Dark: Ancient Wisdom for a Sleepless Age. Byrdcliffe Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, Woodstock. 679-2079. Free Comic Book Day 10am-2pm. For Free Comic Book Day, the Tivoli Free Library is partnering with Alterniverse Comics in Hyde Park to offer free comics to anyone who walks in the door (while supplies last). Tivoli Free Library, Tivoli. 757-3771.

MUSIC

Bard College Conservatory Orchestra 8pm. $20/$15. Witold Lutosławski’s Concerto for Orchestra; Carl Nielsen, Clarinet Concerto, featuring Noemi Sallai ’14; and Edward Elgar, Symphony No. 1. The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7900. The Bernie Duo 8pm. Hyde Park Brewing Company, Hyde Park. 229-8277. Brian Carrion Band 8pm. Classic rock. Elsie’s Place, Wallkill. 895-8975. Bryan Gordon 8pm. Acoustic. Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville. 647-3000. Celtic Night with the Irish Mafia First Saturday of every month. Sean Griffin’s Irish Mafia and invited guests connect the Celtic tradition to Galicia, Spain. Elephant, Kingston. Elephantwinebar.com. Dan Rothstein and Friends 7pm. $12/$10 students and seniors. A night of jazz guitar and more. ColumbiaGreene Community College, Hudson. (518) 828-1481. Eric Erickson 8pm. Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville. 647-3000. Folk Rock Duo Aztec Two-Step: The “Second Step” Album 40th Anniversary Show 8-10:30pm. $38. The duo will perform the album straight through, in its entirety, along with other ATS favorites. Turning Point Cafe, Piermont. 359-1089. Green Goats Jam 8pm. A benefit concert to raise funds to rebuild a barn and reestablish a herd of 100 goats that were destroyed in a fire in Red Hook. Club Helsinki, Hudson. (518) 828-4800.

MUSIC BILLIE HOLIDAY CENTENARY TRIBUTE BY THE AARON DIEHL TRIO WITH CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT

Billie Holiday at the Club Bali, Washington, DC, in 1948. Catskill Jazz Factory presents a centenary tribute by the Aaron Diehl Trio with Cécile McLorin Salvant on May 8.

Lady Day’s Night On April 20, 1939, Billie Holiday recorded a song for the small Commodore label that her main label, Columbia, had rejected due to its troubling lyrical content and dark atmosphere. Written by Jewish schoolteacher and poet Abel Meeropol, the song was called “Strange Fruit,” and became Holiday’s biggest-selling record. “Strange Fruit” uses vivid, appropriately disturbing imagery to highlight the rampant violence then taking place against black Americans in the Deep South. Sadly, the horrific recent events in several states have shown us that “Strange Fruit” is no less relevant today than it was when Holiday stepped into the studio to record it 76 years ago. A sobering thought that can’t help but come up during the centenary of the woman many consider the greatest jazz singer of all time, whose music will be celebrated by the Aaron Diehl Trio with vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant on May 8 at Bard College’s Fisher Center. “‘Strange Fruit’ is always a very intense song to perform,” says Diehl, a critically applauded pianist whose third album as a leader, Space, Time, Continuum (Mack Avenue Records), will be released next month. “It serves as an important reminder of the brutal acts that have occurred, and still do occur. So that we can do something about them.” Born Elenora Fagan in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1915, Holiday had a harsh childhood. Her father left town not long after her birth and her mother was mostly absent. She suffered an attempted rape at age 11 and soon after got a job as a gofer at a Baltimore brothel, where she first heard the records of her greatest influences,

Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong. After joining her mother, who’d since become a prostitute, in Harlem, the 14-year-old Holiday briefly turned tricks herself before she began singing in New York nightclubs in the early 1930s. She cut her first records with small combos directed by band leader Benny Goodman and pianist Teddy Wilson, and next worked with the big bands of Fletcher Henderson, Jimmie Lunceford, Count Basie, and Artie Shaw. Holiday came into her own through a residency at Greenwich Village nightspot the Cafe Society and hits for the Decca label, but was plagued by dysfunctional marriages and a heroin habit; possession of the drug led to a 1947 prison sentence and the loss of the cabaret card she needed to work in Manhattan clubs. She returned with a TV appearance, a successful European tour, and the best-selling Lady in Satin (Verve Records) before succumbing to her addiction in 1959. Still, it seems Billie Holiday’s music has never left us and is constantly being discovered by successive generations. “Her voice has a direct impact without having to rely on vocal acrobatics,” Diehl says. “It cuts straight to the emotional meat of whatever she’s singing about.” Catskill Jazz Factory will present a Billy Holiday centenary tribute by the Aaron Diehl Trio with Cécile McLorin Salvant on May 8 at 8pm at the Fisher Center’s Sosnoff Theater at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson. Tickets are $25-$45. (845) 758-7900; Fishercenter.bard.edu. —Peter Aaron 5/15 CHRONOGRAM FORECAST 101

Hudson Valley Philharmonic: Brahms Requiem 8pm. Bardavon Opera House, Poughkeepsie. 473-2072. Jessy Carolina & The Hot Mess 8pm. $10. Jazz. Rosendale Cafe, Rosendale. 658-9048. Magnets 8pm. $10. Jazz. Bean Runner Café, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701 Pete Seeger Song Night 6pm. Gardiner Library, Gardiner. 255-1255. Rana Santacruz: Mariachi meets Tom Waits 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Roomful of Blues 8:30pm. $35/$30. Towne Crier Cafe, Beacon. 855-1300. Senior Recital 1:30pm. Skinner Hall at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie. 437-7319. Songs of Joy, Hope and Freedom with Kim and Reggie Harris 8pm. $18-$24. Unison, New Paltz. 255-1559.

THEATER

The Fantasticks! 8pm. $25-$45. Presented by Half Moon Theater. Culinary Institute of America (CIA), Hyde Park. 452-9430.

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Monoprinting Without a Press 1-3pm. $25/$40 both sessions. Wught by Ruby Silvious. Athens Cultural Center, Athens. (518) 945-2136. Mother’s Day Workshop 2-4:30pm. $35/$20 child. Open to adults and children 8 and older. Children 7 and under may team up with an adult. Peekskill Clay Studios, Peekskill. (914) 739-2529. Swing Dance First Saturday of every month, 7:3010:30pm. $10. Basic lesson at 7:30 and a bonus move at 9pm with instructors Linda and Chester Freeman. MAC Fitness, Kingston. 853-7377. Tango Intensive 9:30-11am. $15/$12 members. Nina Jirka will lead a four-day Tango Intensive for beginners. Unison, New Paltz. 255-1559.

SUNDAY 3

NIGHTLIFE

Steven Wright 8-9:30pm. $49.50/$69.50. Steven Wright brings his crisp and intelligent brand of observational humor to Peekskill for an evening of his new and classic material. Paramount Hudson Valley, Peekskill. (914) 739-0039.

OPEN HOUSES/PARTIES/BENEFITS First Saturday Reception First Saturday of every month, 5-8pm. ASK’s openings are elegant affairs with wine, hors d’oeuvres and art enthusiasts. Arts Society of Kingston (ASK), Kingston. 338-0331.

OUTDOORS & RECREATION

Black Creek Paddle & Clean-out 10am. Help us with our annual cleanout of the Black Creek in the Town of Lloyd. Bring canoes, kayaks, paddling gear, lunch, water & tools. Black Creek Preserve, Esopus. 297-5126. Farm/Art Geo Trail Geocachers wind their way through the county from farm-to-farm all day collecting artist’s trading cards from each geocache. W. Rogowski Farm, Pine Island. 258-4574. Sixth Annual Kingston Clean Sweep 9am-12pm. Volunteers will pick up litter lying the “Kingston Corridor.” Kingston. 339-0720. Third Annual Women’s Cycling Race A community-oriented bicycle project committed to providing opportunities for the advancement of women’s athleticism and leadership through competitive cycling. Woodstock Town Hall, Woodstock. Abbe@abbedoesit.com. Volunteer Work Day and I Love NY Day 10am-2pm. Franny Reese State Park, Highland. 473-4440 Ext. 273.

PETS

Pets Alive 4th Annual Kitten Shower 1-4pm. We are in need of many items, such as kitten food, KMR kitten replacement milk and receiving blankets that will help us “parent,” Pets Alive style. Pets Alive Animal Sanctuary, Middletown. 386-9738.

SPIRITUALITY

Full Moon Gathering 7-8:30pm. $10. This month we welcome both men and women to our Full Moon Circle. Dreaming Goddess, Poughkeepsie. 473-2206. Kirtan 7:30-9pm. We welcome everyone to an ecstatic evening of Kirtan and meditation. Shanti Mandir, Walden. 778-1008. CHRONOGRAM.COM These listings do not include weekly recurring events, such as classes that take place every Wednesday, for example. Visit Chronogram.com for events updated daily, recurring weekly events, and staff recommendations. You can also upload events directly to our Events database at Chronogram.com/submitevent.

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DANCE

Learn to Dance Cha Cha Workshop 12:30-2pm. $30/$25 pre-registered. APG Pilates, Newburgh. 236-3939. Swing Brunch First Sunday of every month, 10:30am2pm. $12.95. Eagle’s Nest 2 at Dinsmore, Staatsburg. 475-4689.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS

Antique Fair & Flea Market 9am-4pm. $3/$2 seniors/children free. Featuring over 220 dealers specializing in antiques, collectibles, crafts and flea market items. A wide variety of food, porter service, and free parking. Washington County Fairgrounds, Greenwich. Washingtoncountyfair.com. Rock and Roll Resort v5: Electric Avenue $25-$125. Rock n Roll Resort will showcase an inspired mix of super talent with over 60 hours of musical entertainment and collaborative live art. Hudson Valley Resort and Spa, Kerhonkson. (413) 734-9496. Spring Crafts $12/$11 seniors/$4 children. 275 modern American makers, artists, designers and craftspeople from across the country and is a celebration of all things handmade. Lyndhurst, Tarrytown. (914) 631-4481.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

KIDS & FAMILY

Cinco de Mayo Party 2pm. Ana Morris and friends will perform a traditional Mexican Dance. There will be music and refreshments. Field Library, Peekskill. (914) 737-1212. Fishkill Farms Apple Blossom Festival 11am-4pm. Music from The Big Takeover band, tractor wagon rides through the blooming orchard, delicious grilled food, ice cream, and relaxation. Fishkill Farms, Hopewell Junction. 897-4377. Hudson Valley Fair 1pm-12am. $3.50-$20. Dutchess Stadium, Wappingers Falls. Hudsonvalleyfair.com. Screeching Owl 10am-3pm. $225/financial aid available. Wild Earth, New Paltz. 256-9830.

LECTURES & TALKS

SPIRITUALITY

LITERARY & BOOKS

THEATER

Author Douglas Nicholas Presents Throne of Darkness 7pm. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, New Paltz. 255-8300.

The Fantasticks! 2pm. $25-$45. Presented by Half Moon Theater. Culinary Institute of America (CIA), Hyde Park. 452-9430.

MUSIC

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Social Justice and Critical Making 5:30pm. Graphic novelists and cartoonists/ illustrators Damian Duffy and John Jennings will give a presentation. Vassar Chapel, Poughkeepsie. 437-5370.

An Acoustic Evening with Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt 7pm. Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC), Kingston. 339-6088. Bard Preparatory Division 3pm. Faculty and students share the stage in a fun family showcase. Followed by an instrument ‘petting zoo’ open to all. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-4181. The Charlie Daniels Band 7pm. $58-$98. Country. Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown. (914) 631-3390. Collegium Musicum 3pm. $8/$6/$3. The university ensemble for early music presents an afternoon of music from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque eras. Nadia & Max Shepard Recital Hall, New Paltz. 257-2700. Great Lake Swimmers 8pm. Folk-rock. Club Helsinki, Hudson. (518) 828-4800. Hearts Content Ensemble 3-5pm. $10. Musicians from the Catskill Chamber Orchestra perform works by Teleman, Stravinsky, Mozart, Piazzolla, Debussy and others. Bridge Street Theatre, Catskill. (518) 943-3818. Mandolins & Celebrated Melodies alla Napoletana 1-5pm. $45. Buffet lunch and performance. Altamura Center for the Arts, Jewett. (518) 610-3332. Musical Society of Kingston Benefit Concert 3-4:15pm. Free. Donations are gratefully accepted. The Musical Society of Kingston will present its annual Spring Benefit Concert to raise funds for a Kingston High School music student’s further education. Church of the Holy Cross, Kingston. 331-6796. Paramount Hudson Valley Presents: The Glenn Miller Orchestra! 3-5pm. $39, $49 (including all tax/fees). The most popular and sought after big band in the world today for both concert and swing dance engagements. Paramount Hudson Valley, Peekskill. (914) 739-0039. The Rock Project, A Celebration of Story & Song 2-4pm. $20. We all have them: songs that make up the soundtrack to your life. Tunes that transport you back in time to the first time you heard them.The students of the Academy will play those songs. Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge. Tmiproject.org Sunday Brunch: The Saints of Swing 11am-2pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. The John Raymond Quartet 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Vassar College and Community Wind Ensemble 3pm. Skinner Hall at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie. 437-7319. The West Point Trombone Ensemble 3pm. West Point Military Academy, West Point. Usma.edu. William Tyler 9pm. Backstage Studio Productions (BSP), Kingston. 481-5158.

OUTDOORS & RECREATION

Spring Sprint 5K Trail Run 10am-12pm. One of the toughest 5K courses in the Mid-Hudson Valley. Shaupeneak Ridge, Esopus. 473-4440 Ext. 273.

Satsang 9am-12pm. 9-10am A vegetarian meal follows and everyone is welcome to participate. Shanti Mandir, Walden. 778-1008.

Surface Design 10am-1pm. $260/240 members/$50 materials fee. 4-week class. Learn to create a proper square repeat and half step repeat using collage, painting and dye techniques on paper. Byrdcliffe Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, Woodstock. 679-2079. Tango Intensive 9:30-11am. $15/$12 members. Nina Jirka will lead a four-day Tango Intensive for beginners. Unison, New Paltz. 255-1559.

MONDAY 4 FILM

American Graffiti 7pm. Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Hatha Yoga Classes 7:15-8pm. $10. Gentle Hatha Yoga for all levels with Kelly Shanti Mandir, Walden. 778-1008. Learn to Meditate 7:30pm. Woodstock Reformed Church, Woodstock. 797-1218. Mindfulness Is The Practice Of Observing 7-9pm. $385 and includes materials. The program is free for Health Quest and affiliate staff. There is limited seating. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. 471-5269.

LECTURES & TALKS

All Kinds of Families: Shared Stories, Open Minds 4:30pm. The Field Library invites children from kindergarten through third grade (and their families) to a special storytime presented by The Hudson Valley Chapter of GLSEN. Field Library, Peekskill. (914) 737-1212.

MUSIC

Griffin House 7pm. Opener: Sam & Margot. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Mike Dopazo & Friends 8pm. Quinn’s, Beacon. Quinnsbeacon.com.

SPIRITUALITY

Sufi Healing Circle 7:30-9pm. Open to divine love, and invite deep personal healing and peace, through Sufi sacred chant. Mount Tremper HealingCenter, Mount Trempe. 679-7215.

THEATER

Auditions for “The Hollow” 7-9pm. The Coach House Theater, Kingston. 331-2476.

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Lap Loom Weaving 10am-1pm. $260/240 members/$50 materials fee. 4-week course. Learn basic weaving or improve skills you already have. Byrdcliffe Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, Woodstock. 679-2079.

TUESDAY 5 HEALTH & WELLNESS

ART "RIVER CROSSINGS" AT OLANA AND THOMAS COLE HOUSE

KERRY RYAN MCFATE / COURTESY PACE GALLERY

One More River to Cross “This area is a national holy ground, ‘ground zero’ for American art,” remarks art historian Jason Rosenfeld. Thomas Cole, founder of the Hudson River School, set up a studio in a farmhouse in Catskill in 1827. Frederick Church, his chief disciple (and only pupil), constructed Olana, a magnificent mansion across the river, near Hudson, beginning in 1870. “River Crossings: Contemporary Art Comes Home” is the first exhibition jointly sponsored by Olana and the Thomas Cole House. It opens May 3. Artist Stephen Hannock, whose work is inspired by the Hudson River School, was asked to organize the exhibition, and called on his friend and collaborator, Jason Rosenfeld, to co-curate. The two have a unique relationship, having met while Rosenfeld was lecturing on a Thomas Cole painting at the Metropolitan Museum almost 20 years ago. Rosenfeld has curated two of Hannock’s shows and written a monograph on his work. “The initial idea was to think about the legacy of Church and Cole, and about the art that might interest them today,” Rosenfeld explains. Their thesis is that the founders of the Hudson River School were radicals of their time, forging the first distinctive American art style. Contemporary artists continue this mission, in numerous mediums: painting, sculpture, installation, photography, video. Hannock and Rosenfeld searched for artists in the Hudson Valley, but also along the pathway of the Erie Canal, and in Massachusetts’s Pioneer Valley. Hannock queried his colleagues, and Rosenfeld discovered young artists at the Whitney Biennial: hermetic abstractionist Elijah Burgher, born in Kingston, and Kianja Strobert, who’s currently showing her daring expressionist paintings— some with handprints—at the Studio Museum in Harlem. Angie Keefer, another Biennial alum, offers a brightly lit photograph of houses in Hudson that Keefer has painted gold. The co-curators were impressed by the willingness of artists to participate in “River Crossings,” to create a dialogue with the “Old Masters” of American art. Cindy Sherman chose a black-and-white self-portrait from 1977, in which she wears a mask and a party dress—looking like a cross between Batman and Marilyn Monroe. Another self-portrait, by Chuck Close, is an eight-foot-long tapestry from 2013. Romare Bearden’s collage Prelude to Farewell illustrates an enigmatic domestic conversation. The playful painter Elizabeth Murray is represented by Untitled (After Golden Delicious) II, a childlike red curve on a smeary yellow background. Kiki Smith’s piece is a noble bronze wolf. Martin Puryear, whom Rosenfeld calls “America’s greatest living sculptor,” contributes a large sculpture, Question, set in the Court Hall of Olana. It’s a wooden arch vaguely resembling an ostrich with its head buried in the ground. In this context, what does Question question? The continued meaning of the Hudson River school? The value of neo-Moorish Victorian architecture? The exhibition fills both Olana and the Thomas Cole House, and continues outdoors, with sculptures by Don Gummer set around Frederick Church’s lake. Elyn Zimmerman built four viewing stands dotted around the 250 acres of Olana. Made of wood and tile, they mimic the designs Church used in his architectural plans. “In a way, the landscape is one of Church’s paintings come to life,” notes Rosenfeld. In contemporary art, one need not paint a view; one may simply bring the viewer inside the vista. In the 1840s, Thomas Cole would hang his new paintings, still wet, on the walls of his house, for visitors to see. Two centuries later, fresh American art returns to his rooms. “River Crossings” is on view at Olana and the Thomas Cole National Historic Site May 3 through November 1. (518) 828-0135 (Olana); (518) 943-7465 (Cole House); Rivercrossings.org. —Sparrow

Maya Lin, Silver River-Hudson, recycled silver, 2011,

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The Facts About Back Pain 6-8pm. Learn how to move, carry and bend the correct way at the Hospital’s Back School. Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck. 876-3001.

KIDS & FAMILY

Autism & ADHD Support Group First Tuesday of every month, 6:30pm. This support group is designed to meet the psychosocial needs of parents with children affected by autism and/or ADHD. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. 454-8500.

LITERARY & BOOKS

A Reading and Q&A with Bill Braine 6:30-8pm. Cornwall Public Library presents a reading, book signing and Q&A with Cornwall author, Bill Braine. Cornwall Public Library, Cornwall. 534-8282. Open Mike 7pm. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, Saugerties. 246-5775.

MUSIC

Calvin Alfaro 8:30pm. Alternative. Harmony Music, Woodstock. 679-7760. The Choral Ensembles 8pm. $8/$6/$3. The Choral Ensembles, under the direction of Professor Edward Lundergan, presents a concert of Baroque masterworks, including Bach’s Christ lag in Todesbanden and Handel’s Coronation Anthems. Studley Theater, New Paltz. 257-7869. Halestorm 7:30pm. $35/$29.50. American hard rock. Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334. The Mind & Music of Chopin, Lecture/ Concert by Richard Kogan, MD 7-8pm. $25. Juilliard-trained concert pianist and Harvard-educated psychiatrist Dr. Richard Kogan will give a lecture/ concert that explores the psychological forces that influenced the creative output of the great Polish composer Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849). Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Katonah. (914) 232-1252.

THEATER

Auditions for “The Hollow” 7-9pm. The Coach House Theater, Kingston. 331-2476.

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Allergies & Acupuncture 11:30am. Allergies as well as breathing problems can be successfully treated by Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, and other healing modalities. East Fishkill Community Library, Hopewell Junction. 226-2145. Beginner Swing Dance Classes 6-7pm. $80/four week series. New series begins every four weeks. Boughton Place, Highland. 236-3939. Crochet 101 First Tuesday of every month, 6:308:30pm. $30. In this two-hour evening workshop, Benedetta Barbaro will teach you to crochet a basic chain, single crochet and double crochet. Fiberflame Studio, Saugerties. 679-6132. Live Figure Drawing 1-4pm. $235/$210 members. This course is for both the beginner and the experienced artist looking for an opportunity to draw from the live figure. Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill. (914) 788-0100. Machine Knitting 10am-1pm & 5-8pm. $280/$260 members/$50 materials fee. 4-week class. Class is focused on beginner level machine knitting. Byrdcliffe Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, Woodstock. 679-2079. CHRONOGRAM.COM These listings do not include weekly recurring events, such as classes that take place every Wednesday, for example. Visit Chronogram.com for events updated daily, recurring weekly events, and staff recommendations. You can also upload events directly to our Events database at Chronogram.com/submitevent.

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WEDNESDAY 6 ART GALLERIES AND EXHIBITS Catching the Light: Annual Student Show Opening reception May 16, 6pm-8pm Betsy Jacaruso Studio & Gallery, Rhinebeck. 516-4435.

BUSINESS & NETWORKING

21st Annual Ottaway Medal Dinner 6-10pm. $125. The Orange County Citizens Foundation will honer Jim Smith, founder and President of Advance Testing, with the Ruth & James Ottaway Award Medal. Newburgh Armory Unity Center, Newburgh. 469-9459.

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

Coxsackie Earth Day Movie Series First Wednesday of every month, 6-8pm. Free environmental movies/ documentaries. Jeffrey Haas, Coxsackie. (518) 478-5414.

KIDS & FAMILY

Decorative Art Classes for Kids 3:45-4:45pm. $120/$110 members/$15 materials fee. In this six-week session, kids will work with paint, pastels, colored paper, yarn, beads, buttons and more. Unison, New Paltz. 255-1559.

LECTURES & TALKS

“2015 Hudson River Symposium: Seeing the Hudson River in the 21st Century 9am-5:30pm. This Hudson River Environmental Society conference will introduce participants to the ongoing environmental observing systems operating in the Hudson River watershed and estuary. SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz. Flex Your Memory 5:30-7pm. In this workshop, memory expert and author Brent Sverdloff will teach you how to better remember people’s names. Fiber Flame Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck. 516-5123. Prof. Shannon McAlister: The Seven Virtues and the Seven Sins in Christian Theology 6-7:30pm. Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill. (914) 788-0100.

MUSIC

Dana Sipos and Matt Heckler 8pm. $5. The Spotty Dog Books & Ale, Hudson. (518) 671-6006. The Fellas Concert 8-10pm. Step back in time and enjoy classic soul of the 1960s/1970s. Safe Harbors of the Hudson, Newburgh. (845)784-1109. An Impromptu Glorious Chorus 6-8pm. Vocal workshop/community sing wth Elise Witt. Sustainable Living Resource Center, Rosendale. John Abercrombie/Rob Scheps Quartet 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. The Met: Live in HD Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci 12:30pm. $18-$25. Encore broadcast. Opera’s most enduring tragic double bill returns in an evocative new production from Sir David McVicar. Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 644-9040. Salted Bros 8:30pm. Blues. Harmony Music, Woodstock. 679-7760. SUNY Ulster Community Band/Jazz Ensemble 7:30-9pm. Members of the SUNY Ulster Community Band under the direction of Victor Izzo Jr. join members of the SUNY Ulster Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Chris Earley in this invigorating annual concert. Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge. 687-5262. OPEN HOUSES/PARTIES/BENEFITS Orange County Citizens Foundation’s 21st Annual Ottaway Medal Dinner 6:30pm. $125. Honoring Advance Testing Company Founder and President James Smith, Jr. Newburgh Armory Unity Center, Newburgh. 469-9459.

SPIRITUALITY

Lecture Series Theological Explorations of Love & Lust: 6-7:30pm. $25 individual sessions. Members: $20 individual sessions. Students with valid ID: $15 individual sessions. May 6th Prof. Shannon McAlister The Seven Virtues and the Seven Sins in Christian Theology Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill. (914) 788-0100.

THEATER

Auditions for “The Hollow” 7-9pm. The Coach House Theater, Kingston. 331-2476.

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Eurythmy Class 7pm. $5. Camphill Ghent, Chatham. 721-8423. Field Study to Bartholomew’s Cobble: Wildflowers and Ferns at Their Spring Best 10am-12pm. $35/$30. Join ecologist and plant geek Drew Monthie for a plant walk and talk at Bartholomew’s Cobble. Berkshire Botanical Garden, Stockbridge, MA. (413) 298-3926.

THURSDAY 7 BUSINESS & NETWORKING

Developing Job Search Skills 1-4pm. Individual, half-hour Sessions with representatives from Dutchess One-Stop. Hyde Park Library, Hyde Park. 229-7791.

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

Exodus: Newburgh Extension First Thursday of every month, 6-8pm. A prison re-entry support group (formerly known as the New Jim Crow Committee). Come join us to assist the new Exodus Transitonal Community in Newburgh, (a re-entry program for those being released from prison), as well as other matters related to Mass Incarceration. The Hope Center, Newburgh. 569-8965.

DANCE

Swingin’ Newburgh First Thursday of every month. Beginner swing dance lesson provided by Linda and Chester Freeman of Got2Lindy Dance Studios 7-7:30. Swing Shift Orchestra plays 7:30-9pm. Newburgh Brewing Company, Newburgh. Got2lindy.com.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Breast and Ovarian Cancer Support Group First Tuesday, Thursday of every month. Support Connection, Inc., a not–forprofit organization that provides free, confidential support services for people affected by breast and ovarian cancer. We discuss all stages of diagnosis, treatment and post-treatment. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. (800) 532-4290. Hatha Yoga class 6:30-8pm. $10. Gentle Hatha Yoga for all levels with Dave Shanti Mandir, Walden. 778-1008. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Self-Care:You Can’t Stop the Waves but You Can Learn How to Surf 7-8:30pm. This experiential workshop is an invitation to gain greater balance, ease of being and enjoyment in life and will provide an opportunity to learn simple yet powerful ways to respond more effectively. Marbletown Community Center, Stone Ridge. Rvhhc.org. Tai Chi & Qigong 10-11:30am. $15. Tai Chi and Qigong lessons for health, healing, longevity and defense. Village of Cold Spring, Cold Spring. 265-2825.

LECTURES & TALKS

Jewish Texts That Illuminate Our Lives 12:15-2pm. $135/$67.50 members series/$15 drop-in/$7.50 members dropin. Participants are always rewarded with an invigorating combination of deeper understanding of the Jewish tradition and the wisdom that our ancestors’ inquiries bring to bear on our own lives. The Woodstock Jewish Congregation, Woodstock. 399-3505.

LITERARY & BOOKS

Ellie Ga’s Multimedia Essays: The Fortunetellers 8pm. EMPAC at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy. (518) 276-3921. Word Cafe: Pamela Erens 6:30-8pm. $15. A master class for readers and writers hosted by Chronogram books editor Nina Shengold. Outdated: An Antique Café, Kingston. 331-0030.

MUSIC

Jean Rohe & The End of the World Show 7pm. Opener: Heather Robb of The Spring Standards. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. JP Patrick & Friends 8:30pm. Blues, rock, jazz. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624. The Robert Cray Band 8pm. $39-$60. Canadian singer/ songwriter. Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown. (914) 631-3390.

THEATER

Earth Calling 8pm. Theatre based on audience members’ personal stories about climate change, with Citizens for Local Power and other local partners. School-age children welcome. Deyo Hall, New Paltz. 255-7716.

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

How to Speak Botanically with Sara Pruiksma 6-9pm. Art School of Columbia County, Harlemville. (518) 672-7140.

FRIDAY 8 DANCE

Beginner Swing Dance Classes 6:30-7:30pm. $80/series. Beginner Swing Dance Class Series in Newburgh. New series starts every four weeks. No experience or partner needed. APG Pilates, Newburgh. 236-3939. Cajun Dance with Krewe de la Rue 7-11pm. $15/$10 with FT student ID. Listen to Krewe de la Rue and you’ll hear their energetic, heartfelt, punchy dance hall mix of Cajun and Creole music. Free dance lesson 7pm; Dance 8-11pm. Sponsored by Hudson Valley Community Dance. White Eagle Hall, Kingston. (914) 388-7048. Dutchess County Singles Dance 7:30-11:30pm. $20. Fabulous music from `40s, `50s, `60s to the Present by DJ Johnny Angel also a light dinner buffet with desert and coffee. Elks Lodge #275, Poughkeepsie. 464-4675.

KIDS & FAMILY

Cub’s Place Second Friday of every month, 6-7:30pm. Activities and support for children in grades K-5 and their parents dealing with a serious family illness or crisis. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. 454-8500. Heather Henson’s Sing Along With The Muppet Movie 6:30pm. $20/$15 reserved seating. Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, Sugar Loaf. 610-5335. Hudson Valley Fair 5pm-12am. $3.50-$20. Dutchess Stadium, Wappingers Falls. Hudsonvalleyfair.com.

LECTURES & TALKS

The Language of Landscape: Simplicity, Scale & Structure 6-8pm. James Doyle and Kathryn Herman will share images and work from their new book, The Landscape Designs of Doyle Herman Design Associates. Boscobel, Garrison. Boscobel.org.

LITERARY & BOOKS

Ellie Ga’s Multimedia Essays: Eureka 8pm. EMPAC at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy. (518) 276-3921. Mystery Book Discussion: Death at the Black Bull noon. Hyde Park Library, Hyde Park. 229-7791. Nicole Quinn Reading: It’s a Nightmare 7pm. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, New Paltz. 255-8300.

PERFORMANCE ORI ALON'S "LETTERS OF ALL SORTS"

ROTEM ROZENTAL Ori Alon helping Zora write a letter to her parents. He performs “Letters of all Sorts” in Beacon this month.

The Souls of Typewriters Ori Alon sits at his “letter writing station”: a table with a green banker’s lamp, a slim sheaf of paper, and stamped envelopes. The central object is a Hermes 3000 typewriter. Alon is at an event sponsored by the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in Peekskill, and around him other artists paint, weld, knit, and assemble. Alon, bearded and bespectacled, in a knitted vest and corduroys, waits. Soon, a woman enters his cubicle. Ori offers her a seat and a glass of water and the chance to dictate a letter. After some back and forth and gentle prodding, Alon types a brief invitation for dinner to the woman's estranged friend on his Hermes 3000, places it in an envelope, and seals it. He takes no money for what amounts to a collaborative performance. By now a crowd has gathered. Children especially are fascinated with his strange clacking machine with the baby-blue keys. Alon is a 32-year-old artist from Israel who has been writing letters for a long time. His first one, written when he was just a boy, asked the Israeli president to stop car accidents. While attending the School of Visual Theater in West Jerusalem, Alon embraced manual typewriters as a writing tool. He liked the sounds they made, the fact that they did not need to be plugged in, and that they were not connected to the Internet. Starting in 2006, Alon began recording strangers’ words, creating an epistolary archive of some 200 letters, in Hebrew and English, some of which he has bound, with permission, into books. He calls them “Letters of All Sorts” (in Hebrew he named his project zarim, which means both “strangers” and “flowers”). “I suspect typewriters have souls,” says Alon. “When you type, it is more formal than e-mail. More serious, more lasting. You have to think about the words you want.” When Alon sits with people and records their letters, the scene is open to the public but intimate, revelatory but somehow inscrutable. “I feel I am offering a service. I type the letters up, but it’s also like therapy. I help participants to edit

and think through what they want to say,” he says. “Many letters are written to the dead, some to those about to be born. Some people write to themselves, to their god, their children.” Alon’s letter collections read like messages in a bottle. They are monologues, not dialogues. You have to create a backstory: Why did this man leave Manhattan? Why is this woman apologizing to her dead mother? Why is “Matt” writing to whomever now occupies his former apartment in Brooklyn? Alon distributes the collected letters by hand in Beacon, where he has lived since 2011. He places stacks of his “Letters of All Sorts” in shops around town and also makes them available wherever he sets up his letter-writing station. You can also order them through his community publishing house, Alfassi Books. Since arriving in Beacon, Alon has expanded operations. He has trained “clerks” who now set up their own letter writing stations. Through Alfassi Books, he offers handmade sketchbooks bound in album covers (“multitasking sketchbook devices”), as well as “philatelic meditations,” cards on which postage stamps depicting historical figures converse with one another (Lincoln with Hendrix, for example). He runs a service called “Where’s My Typewriter?” that matches people with typewriters (again, at no charge). He is currently launching a “certificate of recognition” project, which allows participants to reinterpret past experience and have it validated with a stamp and a witness’s signature—like a belated report card written for and by oneself. Alon is with his typewriter and looking for collaborators the first Tuesday of every month at Quinn’s in Beacon starting at 7pm. He will also be at Beacon Pantry in Beacon on May 16-17 for Beacon Open Studios, and at the Clearwater Festival at Croton Point Park on June 20-21. Alfassibooks.com. —Eric Trump 5/15 CHRONOGRAM FORECAST 105

Reading by Rich Parisio 7pm. Reading poetry from his awardwinning chapbook, The Owl Invites Your Silence. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, Saugerties. 246-5775. Shakespeare Book Club 11am. This month focusing on the comedic works of the Bard. Red Hook Public Library, Red Hook. 758-3241.

MUSIC

Ari Hest ‘Shouts and Whispers’ 7pm. Opener: Aaron Zimmer. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. The Best of Rufus Wainwright 8pm. $38-$85. Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown. (914) 631-3390. Billie Holiday Centenary Tribute 8pm. $25-$45. Fisher Center and Catskill Jazz Factory Present presents The Aaron Diehl Trio featuring Cécile McLorin Salvant. The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7900. Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Larry Del Casale 8-10:30pm. $10. Carlos Barbosa-Lima is recognized throughout the world for his extraordinary skills as a performer and arranger of a wide variety of music for the guitar. Bean Runner Cafe, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701. Heather Maloney 9pm. Unique blend of folk, rock, jazz, and pop. Club Helsinki, Hudson. (518) 828-4800. Hudson Valley Folk Guild’s Friends of Fiddler’s Green Chapter Concert: Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen 8pm. $12/$10 seniors/$8 HVFG members. Hyde Park United Methodist Church, Hyde Park. 452-4013. Little Ceesar Band 9pm. Hyde Park Brewing Company, Hyde Park. 229-8277. Reality Check 8pm. Classic rock. La Puerta Azul, Salt Point. 677-2985. Salted Bros 9:30pm. Blues. Harmony Music, Woodstock. 679-7760. Sing for the Silenced Featuring Marc Black and the EarthTones. Benefit for Sing for the Silenced. Towne Crier Cafe, Beacon. 855-1300. Unfunded Mandate 9pm. Classic rock. Fundraiser for Lakeland Schools. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624. Vassar College Orchestra 8pm. Skinner Hall at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie. 437-7319.

OPEN HOUSES/PARTIES/BENEFITS 29th Annual Silver Needle Runway and Awards 3 & 7pm. $15-$100. Presented by the Marist College Fashion program. MidHudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie. 454-5800.

DANCE Annual Wassail Balkan Dance Party 2pm-2am. $70/$60 in advance/$15 under 18/$25 no dinner. Dance and feast. Breezy Hill Orchard, Staatsburg. 266-3979. Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company 7:30-9:30pm. $30$10 student rush and children. CDDC’s high-energy and technically demanding repertory uses movement as metaphor. Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, Tivoli. 757-5106 ext. 2.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS Beacon Second Saturday Second Saturday of every month. A joint effort of all the represented BAU artists. Each will display one contemporary work juxtaposed against a creation of his/ hers from ten years ago. Beaconarts.org Downtown Beacon, Beacon.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Soul Retreat: by Healing Springs Journal & Roosevelt Baths & Spa 10am-6pm. $74/$59 in advance/overngiht rates available. Full-day symposium featuring Susun Weed on Spirit and Practice of the Wise Woman Tradition. Roosevelt Baths & Spa, Saratoga Springs. (800) 452-7275.

Under Glass: A Unique Approach to Painting 9am-5pm. $250. Two-day class with Wayne Monteclavo. The Gallery at R&F, Kingston. 331-3112.

SATURDAY 9 CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

Volunteer Training 10am-noon. Ages 14+. High and Mighty Therapeutic Riding and Driving Center, Ghent. (518) 672-4202. CHRONOGRAM.COM These listings do not include weekly recurring events, such as classes that take place every Wednesday, for example. Visit Chronogram.com for events updated daily, recurring weekly events, and staff recommendations. You can also upload events directly to our Events database at Chronogram.com/submitevent.

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Cabaret in the Music Room with Eric Michael Gillett, Careless Rhapsody: An Evening Dedicated to the Lyrics of Lorenz Hart 8:30-11pm. A Benefit Evening: $200, $125, $75. Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Katonah. (914) 232-5035, ext. 240. Catbird 8pm. Acoustic. Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville. 647-3000. Celtic Folk 8-10pm. $18-$23/students half price. Join Lynn Saoirse, Abby Newton, Steve Stanne and special guests for an evening of enchanting melodies, foottapping traditional tunes and compelling contemporary compositions. Unison, New Paltz. 255-1559. Cobert Operations 9:30pm. $10. Pop, soft rock. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624.

Wassail Balkan Dance Party Waes hael, or, to your health! The 19th annual spring Wassail Balkan Dance Party returns to Breezy Hill Orchard in Staatsburg on May 9 from 2pm until your dancing feet give out. A 12-piece Balkan brass band and Macedonian Romani musician Romski Boji are playing live Balkan music. Steve Kotansky will lead a Balkan dance workshop, and Bulgarian dance group Bosilek will perform, as well as Bill and Livia Vanaver and the Vanaver Caravan. A lamb roast with other traditional Balkan cuisine will sate your appetite and a variety of hard cider tastings will quench your thirst. The traditional Celtic ritual of “Sing to the Trees” will be held beneath the spring blossoms of Breezy Hill Orchard’s organic apple trees. Stay for the day or sleep through the night under the stars. (845) 266-3979; Hudsonvalleyfarmhousecider.com.

THEATER

The Fantasticks! 8pm. $25-$45. Presented by Half Moon Theater. Culinary Institute of America (CIA), Hyde Park. 452-9430.

MUSIC

KIDS & FAMILY Hudson Valley Fair 1pm-12am. $3.50-$20. Dutchess Stadium, Wappingers Falls. Hudsonvalleyfair.com. The Stars Come Out at Boscobel 10, 11am & 12pm. $8. Boscobel, Garrison. Boscobel.org.

LITERARY & BOOKS Poetry Reading/Book Signing: The Poet “Gold.” 2pm. Author visit and book signing featuring poet Bettina “Gold” Wilkerson who will read from her volume When My Soul Speaks, I Scribe. Hyde Park Library, Hyde Park. 229-7791.

An Evening of Celtic Folk with Lynn Saoirse, Abby Newton, Steve Stanne and Special Guests 8pm. $15-$23/students half price. Unison, New Paltz. 255-1559. An Evening with John DeRosalia 7:30-9pm. $10. Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist John DeRosalia sings songs from the heart ranging from blues to rock to jazz. Bridge Street Theatre, Catskill. (518) 943-3818. Gerry Malkin Quintet 8-10:30pm. $10. These great musicians will be swinging hard in the tradition. Bean Runner Cafe, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701. American Voices: American Composers Inspired by American Writers 7:30-9pm. $30/$25 in advance/$40 premium/$10 students. The concert will feature the 80-voice Hudson Chorale. The composers range from the universally known Randall Thompson to contemporary American artists. Irvington High School, Irvington. (914) 462-3212. John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey 9pm. Jazz and swing. Club Helsinki, Hudson. (518) 828-4800. Keith Newman 8pm. Acoustic. Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville. 647-3000. RiverFolk Concerts: Joe Crookston 7:30-10pm. $20/$15 in advance. The Cooperage, Honesdale. 252-6783. Rufus Waiwright 8pm. $35-$80. Singer-songwriter will focus on selections from his latest release, Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright. Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 644-9040.

Save The Cheerleader 8:30pm. Piano Wine Bar, Fishkill. 896-8466. Shelby Lynne 9pm. Singer/songwriter. Daryl’s House Club, Pawling. 289-0185. Slam Allen CD Release Party 8pm. Rosendale Cafe, Rosendale. 658-9048. Split Bill: Mad Satta and The Amigos 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Steve Black 8pm. Hyde Park Brewing Company, Hyde Park. 229-8277.

OPEN HOUSES/PARTIES/BENEFITS Solarize Hudson Valley Kingston Kick-off 2-4pm. The innovative community campaign that’s been expanding renewable energy around the country is coming to the Hudson Valley. Keegan Ales, Kingston. (646) 302-5835.

OUTDOORS & RECREATION

Annual Chalk Walk 1-3pm. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507. Hudson River Sweep Paddle & Clean-out 11am. Start by picking up litter in the minipark at the boat launch, then paddle the creek from the Bleachery to the Hudson in search of trash. If you do not have a boat, but want to help, come assist us in cleaning up the little park. Bring lunch & water. Meet at the Market Street Boat Launch, Wappingers Falls. 297-5126. Newburgh Running Festival 7am. $10-$80. 9th Annual Safe Harbors of the Hudson Off-Broadway 5K and the 2nd Annual NYCRUNS Newburgh Half Marathon. Safe Harbors of the Hudson, Newburgh. 562-6940. River Sweep 9am-noon. Help volunteer to clean up the Hudson River.Wear appropriate shoes, bring rakes, gloves, brooms. pruning shears. River Sweep, Coxsackie. (518) 478-5414.

PETS

Pet First Aid, CPR & Disaster Preparedness 8:30am-12:30pm. $45. This unique course covers common health and safetyrelated issues for Dogs & Cats, first aid basics, CPR, choking maneuvers for pets. Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck. 475-9742.

SPIRITUALITY

Kirtan 7:30-9pm. free. We welcome everyone to an ecstatic evening of Kirtan and meditation. Shanti Mandir, Walden. 778-1008.

THEATER

The Fantasticks! 8pm. $25-$45. Presented by Half Moon Theater. Culinary Institute of America (CIA), Hyde Park. 452-9430.

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Armchair Travel Series: Cinco de Mayo Culinary Exploration 1-3pm. $30/$25 members. Local chefinstructor Julie Gale who will lead a class focused on the culture of Mexico in celebration of Cinco de Mayo. Ages 10+. Olana State Historic Site, Hudson. (518) 828-1872. George Lepp: Inovative Techniques for Nature Photography 9am-4pm. $26. Conference presented by Hudson Valley Photography Network. Aquinas Hall Theatre, Newburgh. Hvphotonet.org Maj Kalfus’s Exploring Color 9am-12pm. Art School of Columbia County, Harlemville. (518) 672-7140. Pop Art Design 1-4pm. Gary Finelli encourages his students to bring in their favorite collectibles to learn abstract drawing. Art School of Columbia County, Harlemville. (518) 672-7140.

SUNDAY 10

FOOD & WINE

5th Annual Tulip Festival & Mother’s Day Celebration 11am-4pm. $29.95/$9 children. Honor’s Haven Resort & Spa, Ellenville. 210-1600.

Mindfulness Is The Practice of Observing 7-9pm. $385.00 includes materials. The program is free for Health Quest and affiliate staff. There is limited seating. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. 471-5269.

FILM

MUSIC

HEALTH & WELLNESS

FAIRS & FESTIVALS

The Red Shoes 3pm. $10/$9 members/$6 children. The Rosendale Theatre, Rosendale. 658-8989.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Learn to Meditate 7:30pm. Woodstock Reformed Church, Woodstock. 797-1218. Meditation, Intention and Zero Point Healing Second Sunday of every month, 2-3:30pm. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.

KIDS & FAMILY

Hudson Valley Fair 1pm-12am. $3.50-$20. Dutchess Stadium, Wappingers Falls. Hudsonvalleyfair.com.

LECTURES & TALKS

Remembering Martin Luther King 7pm. Rabbi Israel S. Dresner will speak about his close relationship with Dr. Martin Luther King. Temple Emanuel, Kingston. 338-4271.

MUSIC

American String Quartet 3pm. $25/$5 students. Newburgh Chamber Music presents the renowned American String Quartet. St. George’s Church, Newburgh. Newburghchambermusic.org. Doug Marcus 8:30pm. Americana. Harmony Music, Woodstock. 679-7760. Mothers and Others Tea Musicale 1-4pm. $57; Children $37. Give Mom (or Grandma) a special treat for Mother’s Day. Take a tour of the extraordinary Rosen House, join us for a mini concert in the Music Room, then enjoy Afternoon Tea. Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Katonah. (914) 232-1252. Mothers’ Day Sunday Brunch: Alexis P. Suter & The Ministers of Sound 11am-2pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Open Mike 5-8pm. Uncle Willy’s Tavern, Kingston. Wendy Sutter, Cello 2pm. $32. Program: Bach, Cassado, Philip Glass. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel. 454-3388.

SPIRITUALITY

Satsang 9am-12pm. Includes kirtan, meditation, and a talk by Gurudev Swami Nityananda (when in residence) or Shanti Mandir speaker A vegetarian meal follows and everyone is welcome to participate. Shanti Mandir, Walden. 778-1008.

THEATER

The Fantasticks! 2pm. $25-$45. Presented by Half Moon Theater. Culinary Institute of America (CIA), Hyde Park. 452-9430.

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Illuminating Your Practice: Yoga & the Alexander Technique Four-day workshop with Joan Arnold. Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Stockbridge, MA. (917) 699-0239.

MONDAY 11 CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Hatha Yoga Classes 7:15-8pm. $10. Gentle Hatha Yoga for all levels with Kelly Shanti Mandir, Walden. 778-1008.

David Torn 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Ray Blue Trio 8pm. Quinn’s, Beacon. Quinnsbeacon.com. SUNY Ulster String Ensemble 7:30-9pm. free. The College String Ensemble performs its spring concert. Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge. 687-5262.

Big Night: Dinner and a Movie 6pm. $85. View one of the most critically acclaimed movies about food and enjoy a meal inspired by the film. Culinary Institute of America—Ristorante Caterina de Medici, Hyde Park. 451-1014.

Pirate Birthday Party 7:15-8:45pm. $10. New Paltz Filmmaker Peter Ferland’s family comedy about a party being thrown for a teenager who doesn’t want to attend. The Rosendale Theatre, Rosendale. Peterferland.com

Feel Calmer, More Relaxed and More Confident Using the Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) Second Wednesday of every month, 6:308:30pm. $67/$57 Early Registration. Jeff Schneider, New Paltz. 255-4175. Meditation and Intention Circle Second Wednesday of every month, 6:30-7:30pm. Susan Linich will guide you through a meditation on love of self. Emotional Rescue, Poughkeepsie. Succulent Sexcraft: The Art of Enhancing Your Trance 6:30-9pm. $60/$50 in advance/$40 early reg. by April 16. Learn how to come without using your hands (or anyone else’s). Discover your basic tools for erotic expansion. Join us for a womenonly, “clothes on, hands off the juicy bits” experiential workshop with Sheri Winston. Fiberflame Studio, Saugerties. 679-6132. Young Women’s Breast and Ovarian Cancer Support Group Second Wednesday of every month, 7pm. Support Connection, Inc., a not–forprofit organization that provides free, confidential support services for people affected by breast and ovarian cancer. We discuss issues pertaining to all stages of diagnosis, treatment and post-treatment. Support Connection, Yorktown Heights. (800) 532-4290.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

KIDS & FAMILY

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Writers’ Group 6:30pm. Emphasis on poetry and shorter prose. Hyde Park Library, Hyde Park. 229-7791.

TUESDAY 12 BUSINESS & NETWORKING

Solopreneurs Sounding Board Second Tuesday of every month, 6:309pm. Open to any entrepreneur or intrapreneur — consultants, freelance creatives and artists included. Facilitated by BEAHIVE founder Scott Tillitt and/ or Lauree Ostrofsky. Beahive Beacon, Beacon. Beahivebzzz.com

FILM

Restorative Nature Strolls with Wild Earth 12-1pm. 30-minute slow nature walks with shared intention to simply enjoy restorative time in nature together. New Paltz Rail Trail, New Paltz. 256-9830. Meditation 6:30pm. Rev. Susan Olin-Dabrowski, BS, CHt Certified Consulting Hypnotist & Reiki Master Teacher will lead this program on meditation. East Fishkill Community Library, Hopewell Junction. 226-2145.

LECTURES & TALKS

Monthly Open House with Dharma Talk Second Tuesday of every month, 7pm. Shambhala Buddhist teachers talk on a variety of topics at our Open House. Second Tuesday of every month, after community meditation practice. Sky Lake Lodge, Rosendale. 658-8556.

OUTDOORS & RECREATION

Safe Harbors Informational Tours Second Tuesday of every month, 9am. The tours highlight how Safe Harbors’ transformative supportive housing, awardwinning contemporary art gallery and performing arts theater is instrumental to the revitalization of downtown Newburgh. Safe Harbors of the Hudson, Newburgh. 562-6940.

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Beginner Swing Dance Classes 6-7pm. $80/four week series. New series begins every four weeks. Boughton Place, Highland. 236-3939. Live Figure Drawing 1-4pm. $235/$210 members. This course is for both the beginner and the experienced artist looking for an opportunity to draw from the live figure. Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill. (914) 788-0100.

WEDNESDAY 13 CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

Lifeboat 11am. Based on a true story, performed by the Catherine Wheels Theater Company from Scotland. Bardavon Opera House, Poughkeepsie. 473-2072.

LECTURES & TALKS

Hussein Rashid: Love and Lust in Islam 6-7:30pm. Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill. (914) 788-0100.

MUSIC

Gypsy Star 8pm. Daryl’s House Club, Pawling. 289-0185. KJ Denhert 8pm. Acoustic. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624. Murali Coryell 8:30pm. Blues, Americana, roots. Harmony Music, Woodstock. 679-7760. Music Therapy Ensemble 8pm. $8/$6/$3. Clinically based arrangements of pre-composed pieces and improvisations created and directed by music therapy students. Studley Theater, New Paltz. 257-7869. Paul Oscher Trio 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Wednesday Morning Concert; Classical Artist to Be Announced 11am-1:30pm. $22.50, $52.50 with lunch. Our Wednesday Morning Concert Series includes an exceptional 45-minute concert in the majestic Music Room of the Rosen House. Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Katonah. (914) 232-1252.

SPIRITUALITY

Lecture Series Theological Explorations of Love & Lust: 6-7:30pm. $25 individual sessions. Members: $20 individual sessions. Students with valid ID: $15 individual sessions. May 13th Hussein Rashid Love and Lust in Islam Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill. (914) 788-0100.

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Eurythmy Class 7pm. $5. Camphill Ghent, Chatham. 721-8423.

Vegetable Gardening: Never Too Late for Starts 9am-12pm. $45/$35 members. Join vegetable-garden guru Ron Kujawski for a “get going” lecture, workshop and garden tour designed to get a vegetable garden going this spring. Berkshire Botanical Garden, Stockbridge, MA. (413) 298-3926.

THURSDAY 14 BUSINESS & NETWORKING

Hudson Valley Garden Association Monthly Meeting Second Thursday of every month, 7pm. Shawangunk Town Hall, Wallkill. 418-3640.

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

Meeting of Middle East Crisis Response 7-8:30pm. The Middle East Crisis Response is a group of Hudson Valley residents joined together to promote peace and human rights in Palestine and the Middle East. Woodstock Library, Woodstock. 679-4693.

FOOD & WINE

Benvenuta Primavera 11:30am. $40. Spring has sprung and we are celebrating! That means bringing the iconic dishes found on the Italian spring table directly to you. Culinary Institute of America—Ristorante Caterina de Medici, Hyde Park. 451-1014.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Hatha Yoga class 6:30-8pm. $10. Gentle Hatha Yoga for all levels with Dave Shanti Mandir, Walden. 778-1008. Tai Chi & Qigong 10-11:30am. $15. Tai Chi and Qigong lessons for health, healing, longevity and defense. Village of Cold Spring, Cold Spring. 265-2825. Work-Life Integration 6-6:45pm. During this workshop, you will take-away practical strategies and tools that you can begin to implement in your life that will lead to greater productivity, happiness, and success. MidHudson Regional Hospital of Westchester Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. (704) 288-8174.

KIDS & FAMILY

Support Groups for Relatives Raising Children Second Thursday of every month, 6-7:30pm. The Relatives As Parents Program (RAPP) implements monthly Coffee and Conversation support groups for grandparents and other relatives raising children. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Poughkeepsie. 452-8440.

LECTURES & TALKS

Advancements in Stroke Care 6pm. Learn how an innovative clotremoval procedure that restores blood flow can greatly reduce the debilitating consequences of stroke. Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck. 876-3001. Jewish Texts That Illuminate Our Lives 12:15-2pm. $135/$67.50 members series/$15 drop-in/$7.50 members dropin. Participants are always rewarded with an invigorating combination of deeper understanding of the Jewish tradition and the wisdom that our ancestors’ inquiries bring to bear on our own lives. The Woodstock Jewish Congregation, Woodstock. 399-3505.

LITERARY & BOOKS

Bill Braine: Bone Hollow: A Hudson Heartland Mystery 7pm. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, New Paltz. 255-8300. Word Cafe: Eamon Grennan 6:30-8pm. A master class for readers and writers hosted by Chronogram books editor Nina Shengold. Outdated: An Antique Café, Kingston. 331-0030.

MUSIC

Corey Glover 9pm. Rock. Orange County Choppers, Newburgh. 522-5222. Matuto: The Heights of World Music! 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Open Mike with Jess Erick 8:30pm. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624. 5/15 CHRONOGRAM FORECAST 107

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Advance Encaustic: Layers, Richness and Personal Vision 9am-5pm. $350. Two-day workshop with Lisa Pressman. The Gallery at R&F, Kingston. 331-3112. Relatives As Parents Program Coffee & Conversation Support Group Second Thursday of every month, 6-7:30pm. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Poughkeepsie. 677-8223.

FRIDAY 15 DANCE

HEALTH & WELLNESS

A Musical Mix with Annie & The Hedonists 8pm. $18-$24/students half price. Unison, New Paltz. 255-1559. Orleans & Friends with Paul Barrere & Fred Tackett 8pm. $48-$58. Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown. (914) 631-3390. Rhett Miller 9pm. Rootsy, melodic brand of original rock. Club Helsinki, Hudson. (518) 828-4800. Rudy from Backbeat 8pm. Hyde Park Brewing Company, Hyde Park. 229-8277. Singer-Songwriter Showcase Third Friday of every month, 8pm. $6. Acoustic Music by three outstanding singer-songwriters and musicians. Arts Society of Kingston (ASK), Kingston. 338-0311.

AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers Renewal Course 6-10pm. $50. You must have a current BLS certification to take this abridged recertification course. Course completion results in a certification card valid for 2 years from the American Heart Association. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. 475-9742.

SATURDAY 16 COMEDY

Bob Newhar 8-9:30pm. $59.50/$79.50/$89.50. Paramount Hudson Valley, Peekskill. (914) 739-0039.

DANCE

Come On, Beacon. Let’s Dance! 8-11:45pm. $10. Great bands and voices from the `60s to present include soul, R&B, Latin, funk, blues, disco, rock, reggae, timeless classics and more. Howland Cultural Center, Beacon. 765-0667. Flamenco 7:30-9:30pm. $45/$10. Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana is one of the nation’s premier flamenco and Spanish dance companies celebrating its 30th Anniversary Season. Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, Tivoli. 757-5106 ext. 2. Pictured: Melia Marzollo teaching a SUP Yoga Class, one of the classes offered at MAYfest. Photo by Caroline Kaye Photography

Hudson Valley Fair 1pm-12am. $3.50-$20. Dutchess Stadium, Wappingers Falls. Hudsonvalleyfair.com.

Hudson Valley Fair 5pm-12am. $3.50-$20. Dutchess Stadium, Wappingers Falls. Hudsonvalleyfair.com.

LITERARY & BOOKS

MUSIC

3D Rhythm of Life 9:30pm. Rhythm and blues with Latin grooves. 9:30pm. Latin. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624. Bobby Messano 6:30pm. $15. Blues. Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, Sugar Loaf. 610-5335. Celebrate Halloween with Harmony Road 8-10:30pm. $10. We are “Harmony Road”, a four piece band playing great covers of the greatest music. Bean Runner Cafe, Peekskill, United States. (914) 737-1701. Dayna Kurtz 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Donna the Buffalo 8pm. 9pm. Daryl’s House Club, Pawling. 289-0185. Harmony Road 8pm. Motown/R&B. BeanRunner Café, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701. Lee Brice 8pm. $41.50. Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie. 454-5800. The Lucky House Band 9pm. Hyde Park Brewing Company, Hyde Park. 229-8277. CHRONOGRAM.COM These listings do not include weekly recurring events, such as classes that take place every Wednesday, for example. Visit Chronogram.com for events updated daily, recurring weekly events, and staff recommendations. You can also upload events directly to our Events database at Chronogram.com/submitevent.

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AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers 9am-3pm. $75. Course completion results in a certification card valid for 2-years from the American Heart Association. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. 475-9742. The Fourth Annual Mid Hudson Valley Walk for Celiac Disease 9am-3pm. Pre-registration: $20 (includes walk, t-shirt, bottle of water) While supplies last. Late registration: $25 on Day of Event. Walkway Over the Hudson, Poughkeepsie. 380-4156. Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED 9am-3pm. $100. Successful completion results in a certification card valid for 2-years. Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck. 475-9742. Sports First Aid & Injury Prevention 9am-3pm. $75. Course covers phases of injury and the injury prevention model, prevention tips for sports-related injuries common to specific sports, and appropriate treatment for common injuries and illnesses. Putnam Hospital Center, Carmel. 475-9742.

KIDS & FAMILY

Amitava Kumar: Lunch With a Bigot 7pm. A mix of memoir, reportage, and criticism, the essays in this collection include encounters with writers Salman Rushdie and Arundhati Roy, discussions on the craft of writing, and a portrait of the struggles of a Bollywood actor. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, New Paltz. 255-8300. Reading by DW Gibson 5-7pm. Author of The Edge Becomes the Center: An Oral History of Gentrification in the Twenty-First Century. A conversation with Thomas Chulak from the bookstore and Q & A will follow a brief reading. The Chatham Bookstore, Chatham. (518) 392-3005. Storytelling with Janet Carter 7pm. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, Saugerties. 246-5775.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

MAYfest Music. Art. Yoga. Catskill Chill and Skybaby Yoga are celebrating with a two-day, threenight, family-friendly MAYfest on May 22-24 at Surprise Lake Camp in Cold Spring. Stay for a day, or spend the whole weekend jamming out to Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds, Ryan Montbleau, and The Primate Fiasco, then finding your center with Sadie Nardini, Justin Wolfer, and Linda Winnick. Try your hand at block printing, origami, or calligraphy, then head out on a foraging hike for local plant-based medicine. Tickets include free parking and camping, craft and food vendors, meal plans prepared in a Kosher kitchen; and a variety of on-site cabin rental options. Mayfestny.com

Ustad Shafaat Khan 8-10:30pm. $20/$5 children 12 & under. Musical Traditions with Paul Rosato & Alex Tewnion. Kahn is the first known artist to attain simultaneous excellence in performing the Sitar, Surbahar, and Tabla. With Coco Bastien & Adi Shivprasad. Old Songs, Inc., Voorheesville. (518) 765-2815.

THEATER

Home Fires Burning 7:30-8:30pm. $15/$10 students and seniors. Roxanne Fay creates two unique characters, one an orphaned child, the other ancient and disfigured, in a pair of haunting one-acts about the the fierce fight to reclaim and hold onto that most elemental human need-—a place of one’s own. Bridge Street Theatre, Catskill. (518) 943-3818. London’s National Theatre in HD: Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw 7pm. $17. Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 644-9040.

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

African Dance Third Friday of every month, 6:15-7:45pm. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488. Social Venture Institute/Hudson Valley $425-$525. No ordinary experience: a weekend of profound problem solving, visioning and connecting, in the inspired setting of one of the world’s premier educational retreat centers. Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Rhinebeck. (917) 449-6356.

Swing and Shine 6pm. $125. An evening of music, dining, dancing, a collector’s choice fine art raffle, and samples of fine, fine New York Moonshine. Ashokan Center, Olivebridge. 657-8333.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS

Plant Sale and Open Farm 9am-2pm. Nearly 100 varieties of vegetables, flowers, and herbs raised in our greenhouse as well as beautiful PFP merchandise. Please bring containers/ boxes to put 4 inch pots and plugs into. Poughkeepsie Farm Project, Poughkeepsie. Farmproject.org. Coxsackie Earth Day Celebration 9am-2pm. This year’s theme is Celebrate the Hudson River-Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. All earth friendly businesses are invited to participate in this years event. Live entertainment and food will be provided. Coxsackie Riverside Park, Coxsackie. (518) 478-5414. Preparing For a New Year 11am-3pm. Demonstrations of sheep shearing, beekeeping, spinning, planting an 18th-style garden, and music. Senate House and Museum, Kingston.

FOOD & WINE

Hudson Valley Food + Farm Day 11am-3pm. Learn more about Glynwood and agriculture in the Hudson Valley at this open house event. Activities and experiences include farm tours, food tastings, demonstrations, seedling and compost sales, our annual sheep-shearing extravaganza and more. Glynwood, Cold Spring. 265-3338.

Used Book Sale - Friends of the Kingston Library 9am-4pm. Thousands of books are available, with low prices of $1 for hardbacks, CDs, and DVDs (3 for $2); 50¢ for paperbacks and LPs; 25¢ for all children’s items; and 10¢ for magazines and VHS tapes.The Super Saturday program “Motion Man : Jody Scalise” will be held on the day of the sale at 1pm. Watch Jody’s astonishing feats and illusions with suspense and laughter. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507. Writers Omi Spring Reading & BBQ Omi International Arts Center, Ghent. (518) 392-4747.

MUSIC

The Avalon String Quartet: Debussy and Schubert 6-8pm. $25/$45. Mahawie Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 528-0100. Darol Anger, Emy Phelps and Friends 8pm. $20. Rosendale Cafe, Rosendale. 658-9048. Dharma Blues 9:30pm. Harmony Music, Woodstock. 679-7760. Ginger Jungle 8:30pm. Elsie’s Place, Wallkill. 895-8975. Gutter Cat 8pm. Classic rock. Uncle Willy’s Tavern, Kingston. Maire NiChathasaigh & Chris Newman 8-10:30pm. $23/$5 children 12 & under. Two of the most distinctive voices in modern acoustic music combining Irish harp and acoustic guitar in performances of traditional Irish music, swing jazz, bluegrass and baroque music. Old Songs, Inc., Voorheesville. (518) 765-2815. Rhinebeck Choral Club 2015 Spring Concert 7:30-9:30pm. Tickets $10 Adults/ $8 Students General Seating. The music for this season includes a variety of genres, from classical to jazz, spiritual to patriotic. A portion of the concert will feature repertoire by George Gershwin Rhinebeck Reformed Church, Rhinebeck. (518) 537 2884. Ryley Walker 8pm. The Half Moon, Hudson. (518) 828-1562. Swing & Shine: Music, Dancing and Moonshine 6-10pm. $125. A celebration of music and moonshine at The Ashokan Center in Olivebridge. Ashokan Center, Olivebridge. 679-2388.

Todd Londagin Band 8pm. $10. Jazz. Bean Runner Café, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701

LECTURES & TALKS

A Slice of France 4:30pm. $30. Wine tasting and art, auction benefit for the Cragsmoor Histroical Society. Cragsmoor Historical Society, Cragsmoor. 647-6384.

Lecture with Stephen Hannock and Jason Rosenfeld, PhD 2pm. $9/$7 for members. Artist Stephen Hannock and Jason Rosenfeld, PhD, co-curators of the upcoming landmark exhibition “River Crossings: Contemporary Art Comes Home,” will speak about this season’s exhibition. Ages 15+. ColumbiaGreene Community College, Hudson. (518) 828-1872.

OUTDOORS & RECREATION

LITERARY & BOOKS

OPEN HOUSES/PARTIES/BENEFITS

Patch-in-a-Day Hike 9:30am. Mike Cunningham leads a hike on 5 trails to earn a Hyde Park Walkabout patch in a single day. 6 miles, fast paced. Meet at 9:30 a.m. at Roosevelt Farm Lane parking on Rte 9G, opposite the Val-Kill entrance. We will need to drive between hikes. Historic Hyde Park, Hyde Park. (203) 748-7233. Second Annual Paddle for the Great Swamp 8:30-10am. $55. The 7-mile half-day fundraiser paddle will start at Patterson Environmental Park and end at Green Chimneys in Brewster, where paddlers will be met with a barbeque lunch, music and prizes. Co-sponsored by Putnam County Tourism. Friends of the Great Swamp, Pawling. 878-9603.

Nicole Kornher-Stace: Archivist Wasp 4pm. Young Adult novel in which a postapocalyptic ghosthunter escapes her dire fate by joining the ghost of a supersoldier on his quest to the underworld. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, New Paltz. 255-8300.

MUSIC

Bardavon Gala: An Evening with Bernadette Peters 7pm. Bardavon Opera House, Poughkeepsie. 473-2072.

SPAC Rock and Run 9am. $8-$45. 5K, 10K and Kids Fun Run. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs. (518) 584-9330. Vanderbilt Garden Monthly Interpreter Tour 1-4pm. Vanderbilt Garden Association Inc., Hyde Park. 229-6432.

SPIRITUALITY

3rd Annual Blessing of the Bikes 11am. Clinton Avenue United Methodist, Kingston. 331-7188. Satsang 9am-12pm. Free.Shanti Mandir, Walden. 778-1008.

THEATER

Fresh Takes Staged Reading 3pm. $20. “The Tall Girls” by Meg Miroshnik directed by Kelly Galvin. No. 6 Depot, West Stockbridge, MA. (413) 232-0205.

LECTURES & TALKS

Speaking the Unspeakable: The Death Café Movement 2pm. You may have read about them or seen one happening in your community – but what exactly is a Death Café? Come and learn about the history and purpose of these gatherings and how they offer a safe and comfortable space to engage in frank conversations about death and dying. The discussion will explore this often taboo subject in the Death Café style – cake and coffee included. Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck. 876-3001.

LITERARY & BOOKS

Book Discussion: And the Mountains Echoed by Khalid Hosseini 6:30pm. Hyde Park Library, Hyde Park. 229-7791. Mystery Mondays Book Discussion 11am-12pm. Pop Goes The Weasel, by James Patterson. Boardman Road Library, Poughkeepsie. 485-3445.

MUSIC

Brit Floyd: Space & Time World Tour 2015 8pm. Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334. Rich Halley 4 8pm. Jazz. Quinn’s, Beacon. Quinnsbeacon.com.

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SPIRITUALITY

Kirtan 7:30-9pm. Free. We welcome everyone to an ecstatic evening of Kirtan and meditation. Shanti Mandir, Walden. 778-1008.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Community Holistic Healthcare Day Third Tuesday of every month, 4-8pm. A wide variety of holistic health modalities and practitioners are available. Appointments can be made on a firstcome, first-served basis upon check-in. Marbletown Community Center, Stone Ridge. Rvhhc.org.

THEATER

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Encaustic Mini Workshop 12-4pm. $65. R&F Handmade Paints, Kingston. 331-3112. Excavating Encaustic 9am-4pm. $725. Three-day class with Laura Moriarty. The Gallery at R&F, Kingston. 331-3112.

SUNDAY 17 DANCE

Flamenco 2:30-4:30pm. $45/$10. Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana is one of the nation’s premier flamenco and Spanish dance companies celebrating its 30th Anniversary Season. Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, Tivoli. 757-5106 ext. 2. Learn to Dance Salsa Workshop 12:30-2pm. $30/$25 pre-registered. APG Pilates, Newburgh. 236-3939.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Community Sound Healing Circle Third Sunday of every month, 2-3pm. Facilitated by Jax Denise. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.

KIDS & FAMILY

Hudson Valley Fair 1pm-12am. $3.50-$20. Dutchess Stadium, Wappingers Falls. Hudsonvalleyfair.com. Sacred Sites Open House 12:30-3pm. Free. Visitors can examine the hand-hewn beams and learn how the building design reveals early sexual equality in the Quaker faith, formally called the “Religious Society of Friends At 225, the Meeting House is the oldest religious building in Cornwall. Quaker Meeting House, Cornwall. (973) 868-3577.

LITERARY & BOOKS Textile Classes at Byrdcliffe In 1906, Ralph Whitehead failed to secure a textile internship in England under William Morris. The co-founder of the Byrdcliffe Colony, one of the oldest ongoing arts and crafts colonies in America, Whitehead decided to build the Loom Room in the White Pines building to create his own hand-woven naturally dyed silk tapestries. In honor of Whitehead and the colony’s historical significance, clothing and textile designer Isabel Wilson (Marc Jacobs, Calvin Klein, Phillip Lim) is teaching a series of hand-weaving, dyeing, and surface design classes at the historic Loom Room throughout May and June. Each weekly class is threehours long and continues for four weeks. (845) 679-2079; Woodstockguild.org

Open Mike 7pm. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, Saugerties. 246-5775.

MUSIC

Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience 8pm. $29.50-$69.50. Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334.

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES Folk Y’all 8pm. $5. The Spotty Dog Books & Ale, Hudson. (518) 671-6006. Marji Zintz 8:30pm. Folk, traditional. Harmony Music, Woodstock. 679-7760. Orange County AHRC Fundraiser 7pm. $20. With Cyrille Aimée & Michael Valeanu. Opener: Chris Fortune & Rich Syracuse Duo. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Rhinebeck Choral Club 2015 Spring Concert 3-5pm. Tickets $10 Adults/ $8 Students General Seating. The music for this season includes a variety of genres, from classical to jazz, spiritual to patriotic. A portion of the concert will feature repertoire by George Gershwin Rhinebeck Reformed Church, Rhinebeck. (518) 537-2884.

Home Fires Burning Matinee 2-3pm. $15/$10 students and seniors. Roxanne Fay creates two unique characters, on an orphaned child, the other ancient and disfigured, in a pair of haunting one-acts about the fierce fight to reclaim and hold onto that most elemental human need—a place of one’s own. Bridge Street Theatre, Catskill. (518) 943-3818.

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES Mick Hales: Garden Photography 2-5pm. Students will learn garden photography and how to create their own inspirational calendar. Art School of Columbia County, Harlemville. (518) 672-7140.

MONDAY 18

Rosanne Cash with John Leventhal and Zev Katz 7pm. $29-$79. Country pop singersongwriter to perform songs from her new album, The River and The Thread. Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 644-9040.

FILM

Sunday Brunch: Willa McCarthy Band 11am-7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970.

Hatha Yoga Classes 7:15-8pm. $10. Gentle Hatha Yoga for all levels with Kelly Shanti Mandir, Walden. 778-1008.

Tani Tabbal Trio 7pm. $15. Jazz. Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. 679-4406.

OUTDOORS & RECREATION

Fishkill Creek Pleasure Paddle Bring snacks and water. PFDs must be worn while on the water. Contact leader for meeting time and place. Fishkill. 297-5126.

From Russia: With Love 7pm. The second movie in the James Bond franchise. Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Mindfulness Is The Practice of Observing 7-9pm. $385.00. includes materials. The program is free for Health Quest and affiliate staff. There is limited seating. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. 471-5269.

Beginner Swing Dance Classes 6-7pm. $80/four week series. With professional instructors Linda & Chester Freeman of Got2Lindy Dance Studios. New series begins every four weeks. Boughton Place, Highland. 236-3939. The Good Life & the God Life: How to be Spiritually Awakened & Materially Abundant 7-9pm. $35/$25 before May 16. With Coach Cary Bayer , the former Transcendental Meditation teacher trainer, and founder of Higher Self Healing Meditation. Center for Being, Doing & Knowing, Poughkeepsie. Beingknowingdoing.com. Live Figure Drawing 1-4pm. $235/$210 members. This course is for both the beginner and the experienced artist looking for an opportunity to draw from the live figure. Join a friendly group, along with artist and gifted drawing teacher, Beth Tango, as we chat and draw in the spring afternoon. Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill. (914) 788-0100. The Zen Teachings of Cats and Dogs 10am-noon. $25. Cary Bayer will lead a class to help people learn how to enliven qualities of Enlightenment embodied by cats and dogs. Desmond Campus - Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh. 565-2076.

WEDNESDAY 20 HEALTH & WELLNESS

Bladder Matters: Laugh, Sneeze 5:30-6:30pm. Free. Eliminate embarrassing situations due to urinary incontinence. Physical therapists discuss nonsurgical treatments to help eliminate and manage symptoms. Hudson Valley Mall, Kingston. 336-8000. 5/15 CHRONOGRAM FORECAST 109

LECTURES & TALKS

The American Arts and Crafts Movement in New York State 7pm. Dr. Bruce Austin. Marbletown Community Center, Stone Ridge. 687-8726.

MUSIC

Joey Eppard 8pm. Harmony Music, Woodstock. 679-7760. Ladies Night Unplugged: Julie Corbalis 8pm. Acoustic. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624. Organissimo 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Wednesday Morning Concert, Breaking Boundaries: Jazz Prodigy in the Morning 11am-1:15pm. $22.50, $52.50 (Including Lunch). Our Wednesday Morning Concert Series includes an exceptional 45-minute concert in the majestic Music Room of the Rosen House. Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Katonah. (914) 232-1252.

LECTURES & TALKS

DANCE

Author Linda Zimmermann: Haunted Hudson Valley Talk 7pm. East Fishkill Community Library, Hopewell Junction. 226-2145.

Jewish Texts That Illuminate Our Lives 12:15-2pm. $135/$67.50 members series/$15 drop-in/$7.50 members dropin. Participants are always rewarded with an invigorating combination of deeper understanding of the Jewish tradition and the wisdom that our ancestors’ inquiries bring to bear on our own lives.Meets for 9 Thursday sessions. The Woodstock Jewish Congregation, Woodstock. 399-3505.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS 3rd Annual Uke Fest $295-$435. Beginner, intermediate and advanced instructional with Marcy Marxer, Joel Eckhaus, Ben Hassenger, Heidi Swedberg, Paul Hemmings, Ruthy Ungar and Gerald Ross. Ashokan Center, Olivebridge. 657-8333.

City Boys Allstars 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Five Toed Dragon with J Eric Johnson, F Carter Hoodless, Brian Lee, special guest Premik Russell Tubbs 8-10:30pm. $10. The Five Toed Dragon is a distinctly original electro-acoustic blend of jazz, classical and ethnic music. Bean Runner Cafe, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701. Johnny Swim 9pm. Featuring elements or rock, blues, boleros, folk and contemporary R&B. Daryl’s House Club, Pawling. 289-0185. Woodstock Chamber Orchestra 7:30pm. $20/$8 seniors/$5 students and children. Fundraising Concert for the Wounded Warriors Project. Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge. 687-5263.

NIGHTLIFE

Late Night/Date Night Fourth Friday of every month, 6-9pm. Join us for our monthly late night, open studio session for adults only. Fiberflame Studio, Rhinebeck. 679-6132.

THEATER

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Eurythmy Class 7pm. $5. Camphill Ghent, Chatham. 721-8423. Reptiles and Amphibians of the Hudson River 10am-5pm. Sponsored by Hudsonia Ltd. and taught by Erik Kiviat PhD. Norrie Point, Staatsburg. 889-4646.

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THURSDAY 21

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

Exodus: Newburgh Extension Third Thursday of every month, 6-8pm. A prison re-entry support group (formerly known as the New Jim Crow Committee). Come join us to assist the new Exodus Transitonal Community in Newburgh, (a re-entry program for those being released from prison), as well as other matters related to Mass Incarceration. The Hope Center, Newburgh. 569-8965.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS

Kingston Night Market Third Thursday of every month, 5-9pm. Pop-up street festival featuring local artists, makers, businesses, food vendors and non-profits. Uptown Kingston, Kingston.

FOOD & WINE

Third Thursday Luncheon Third Thursday of every month, 11:30am1pm. $6/$7 takeout. Luncheon includes soup, sandwich and delicious desserts. Church of the Messiah, Rhinebeck. 876-3533.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Breast Cancer Support Group Third Thursday of every month, 7pm. Support Connection, Inc., a not–forprofit organization that provides free, confidential support services for people affected by breast and ovarian cancer. We discuss issues pertaining to all stages of diagnosis, treatment and post-treatment. Putnam Hospital Center, Carmel. (800) 532-4290. Hatha Yoga class 6:30-8pm. $10. Gentle Hatha Yoga for all levels with Dave Shanti Mandir, Walden. 778-1008. Tai Chi & Qigong 10-11:30am. $15. Tai Chi and Qigong lessons for health, healing, longevity and defense. Village of Cold Spring, Cold Spring. 265-2825.

KIDS & FAMILY

Hip Hop Theater 7pm. Bardavon Opera House, Poughkeepsie. 473-2072.

Plant Sale 9am-4pm. This is the largest fundraiser of the year for the not-for-profit Association, who must raise all the funds to rehabilitate, plant, and maintain the Vanderbilt Formal Gardens. Vanderbilt Garden Association Inc., Hyde Park. 229-6432. Craft Beer Boogaloo To celebrate their 35th anniversary, Radio Woodstock is hosting an artisanal brewing bonanza on May 23 at Cantine Field in Saugerties, featuring good food and better brews from 75 small breweries. More than 150 craft beers will be paired with artisanal farm-to-table cuisine from local restaurants and gourmet food trucks, with performances by local favorites The Big Takeover, The Grape & The Grain, and Elijah Wolf. General admission tickets ($55 day of) include festival-wide beer tasting and a commemorative tasting glass. VIP tickets ($125, advance purchase only) allow early entry and access to a VIP tent including a gourmet lunch, exclusive brews, and a bag of swag. Heavily discounted Designated Driver tickets ($10) are available. Patrons must be 21 and older. Craftbeerboogaloo.com.

LITERARY & BOOKS

Word Cafe: Edwin Sanchez 6:30-8pm. $15. A master class for readers and writers hosted by Chronogram books editor Nina Shengold. Outdated: An Antique Café, Kingston. 331-0030.

MUSIC

Luis Perdomo and Controlling Ear Unit “TwentyTwo” CD Release 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970.

SPIRITUALITY

Mediums Circle with Adam Bernstein and a Guest Psychic Medium Third Thursday of every month, 7-9pm. $25. Join me for our monthly guest Mediums Circle where myself, Adam Bernstein, and one other talented Medium will deliver messages from your loved ones. Kingston’s Opera House Office Building, Kingston. 687-3693.

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Encaustic Assemblage 9am-5pm. $250. Two-day workshop with Kelly McGrath. The Gallery at R&F, Kingston. 331-3112. Library Knitters Third Thursday of every month, 7-8pm. Sit and knit in the beautiful Gardiner Library. Gardiner Library, Gardiner. 255-1255.

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FRIDAY 22 COMEDY

Rosendale Comedy Tonite Fourth Friday of every month, 9:30pm. Aspiring comics take to the stage. The Rosendale Theatre, Rosendale. 658-8989.

May Fest A homegrown Hudson Valley Festival where everyone gets to go back to camp with the most amazing “counselors” in the industry. Two-day, three-night night, family-friendly music, art and yoga festival. Surprise Lake Camp, Cold Spring. Mayfestny.com.

FOOD & WINE

Afternoon Tea at Caramoor 1:30-3:30pm. $32.50. Tea service includes a variety of tea sandwiches, scones with clotted cream and preserves, delicious desserts and a variety of fragrant teas all served in the most exquisite vintage china. Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Katonah. (914) 232-1252. Taste NY at Todd Hill Outdoor Farmers’ Market This is predominantly a producers market, featuring Hudson Valley produce (organic and conventionally grown), pasture raised beef, chicken, pork, eggs, NYS wines, maple and seasonal features, including Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners. Taste NY at Todd Hill, Poughkeepsie. Ccedutchess.org/ agriculture-horticulture/taste-ny-market-attodd-hill-1.php.

LITERARY & BOOKS

Book Discussion: “And the Mountains Echoed” by Khalid Hosseini noon. Hyde Park Library, Hyde Park. 229-7791.

MUSIC

Bill’s Toupee 8:30pm. Shadows On the Hudson, Poughkeepsie. 486-9500. Breakaway featuring Robin Baker 9pm. Hyde Park Brewing Company, Hyde Park. 229-8277.

DANCE

Jennifer Muller/The Works 7:30-9:30pm. $30/$10 student rush and children. Muller creates exhilarating dances that are evocative, inspirational, passionate and engaging. Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, Tivoli. 7575106 ext. 2.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS

3rd Annual Uke Fest $295-$435. Beginner, intermediate and advanced instructional with Marcy Marxer, Joel Eckhaus, Ben Hassenger, Heidi Swedberg, Paul Hemmings, Ruthy Ungar and Gerald Ross. Ashokan Center, Olivebridge. 657-8333. May Fest A homegrown Hudson Valley Festival where everyone gets to go back to camp with the most amazing “counselors” in the industry. Two-day, three-night night, family-friendly music, art and yoga festival. Surprise Lake Camp, Cold Spring. Mayfestny.com. Phoenicia Flea 11am-6pm. Handcrafted food, drink, confection, jewelry, apparel, accessories, apothecary, housewares, vintage and more. Parish Field, Phoenicia. Phoeniciaflea.com. Repair Cafe 10am-3pm. A community meeting place to bring a beloved but broken item to be repaired. Mechanical, electric, electronic, clothing, things made of wood, dolls & stuffed animals, jewelry, digital devices & Kids Take-Apart Table. New Paltz United Methodist Church, New Paltz. (646) 302-5835. Sugar Loaf Spring Festival 10am-6pm. Live music and dozens of visiting vendors and crafters from all over the tri-state region. Veronica Bero, Chester. 467-8427. Tannersville Rubber Duck and Crazy Boat Race and Festival 11am-4pm. 500 rubber ducks race down Gooseberry Creek. Duck Launch at 11am. Crazy Boat Race on Rip Van Winkle Lake at 2pm. Decorate your boat, canoe or inner tube and join the fun. Downtown Tannersville, Tannersville. (518) 858-9094.

FILM

Steamboat Bill Jr. 3pm. $20-$25. Dan Zanes performs his live original score on stage as Buster Keaton’s 1928 classic film fills the screen. Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 644-9040.

FOOD & WINE

Hudson Valley Wine Tours 11am-4pm. $75. Meet at the Metro North train station in Poughkeepsie at 11 am and get whisked away for a day-long tour of Hudson Valley wineries and wine tasting at two of the region’s most popular familyowned wineries – Whitecliff Vineyard and Robibero Family Vineyards. Hudson Valley Wine Market, Gardiner. 255-0600.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

AHA PALS Renewal Course 8am-4pm. $150. You must be currently certified in PALS to take this abridged course. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. 475-9742. Heartsaver CPR AED 9am-3pm. $75. This course covers basic CPR techniques, maneuvers for choking victims and how to use an Automated External Defibrillator. Putnam Hospital Center, Carmel. 475-9742.

LITERARY & BOOKS

Emmanuelle Linard 7pm. Presenting Angelings: Book of Values from Spirit to Business, A Manual of Creative Integration. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, Saugerties. 246-5775. Kingston’s Fourth Saturday Spoken Word 7pm. $5. Featuring authors James Grissom and Martha Frankel. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Kingston. 331-2884.

MUSIC

Albi Beluli 8pm. Acoustic. Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville. 647-3000. Ameranouche 8pm. $10. Rosendale Cafe, Rosendale. 658-9048. The Big Takeover 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Brandi Carlile 8pm. $29.50-$59.50. Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334. Buffy Sainte-Marie: Power in the Blood 7:30pm. Eighth Step @ Proctors, Schenectady. (518) 434-1703. Cruise Control 8:30pm. Elsie’s Place, Wallkill. 895-8975. An Evening of Jazz with the String Trio of New York 8-10pm. $15. Performers are James Emery, John Arbo, and Rob Thomas. Amity Gallery, Warwick. 258-4396. An Evening with Ira Glass: Reinventing Radio 8pm. $48/$58/$85 with meet and greet. Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown. (914) 631-3390. Petey Hop 8pm. Hyde Park Brewing Company, Hyde Park. 229-8277. Sitar Concert 7-9pm. Purbayan Chatterjee will treat us to the divine sounds of the Sitar, accompanied by Anubrata Chatterjee on Tabla. Shanti Mandir, Walden. Shantimandir.com. String Trios 7pm. $20/$18 members. Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin, Helena Baillie, viola, Peter Wiley, cello. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-4181. Valerie Capers Quartet 8-10:30pm. $15. Bean Runner Cafe, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701. Woodstock Chamber Orchestra 7:30pm. $20/$8 seniors/$5 students and children. Fundraising Concert for the Wounded Warriors Project. Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge. 687-5263.

OUTDOORS & RECREATION

Spring Flower Walk 10am-12pm. Join ecologists Claudia and Conrad Vispo from the Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program on a leisurely walk through The Fields Sculpture Park. Omi International Arts Center, Ghent. (518) 392-4747. Spring Wildflower Hike 10am. $10. Byrdcliffe Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, Woodstock. 679-2079.

SPIRITUALITY

Kirtan 7:30-9pm. We welcome everyone to an ecstatic evening of Kirtan and meditation. Shanti Mandir, Walden. 778-1008.

THEATER

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Edible Landscaping 10am-1pm. $50/$300 for entire series. This course is a great introduction to the fruit plants of the world as well as the fruits in your own backyard. Wild Earth, New Paltz. 256-9830. Pigment Stick Mixed Media Lab 11am-4pm. $65. Our Pigment Stick Mixed Media Lab allows artists to explore the many possible applications of R&F Pigment Sticks, encompassing traditional and alternative approaches and materials. R&F Handmade Paints, Kingston. (800) 206-8088.

SUNDAY 24 CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

2015 Beacon Peace Awards 2pm. 10 organizations to be honored with live music and refreshments. Howland Cultural Center, Beacon. 831-4988. Plant Sale 9am-4pm. This is the largest fundraiser of the year for the not-for-profit Association, who must raise all the funds to rehabilitate, plant, and maintain the Vanderbilt Formal Gardens. Vanderbilt Garden Association Inc., Hyde Park. 229-6432. Repair Café Fourth Sunday of every month, 12-4pm. The Repair Café features tools and materials to help attendees make the repairs they need on furniture, small appliances, housewares, clothes and textiles, jewelry, lamps and lighting, artwork, crockery, toys and more. Gardiner Library, Gardiner. 255-1255.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS

3rd Annual Uke Fest $295-$435. Workshops, concerts, dancing, jam sessions and lots of fun! Beginner, intermediate and advanced instructional with Marcy Marxer, Joel Eckhaus, Ben Hassenger, Heidi Swedberg, Paul Hemmings, Ruthy Ungar and Gerald Ross. Ashokan Center, Olivebridge. 657-8333. May Fest A homegrown Hudson Valley Festival where everyone gets to go back to camp with the most amazing “counselors” in the industry. Two-day, three-night night, family-friendly music, art and yoga festival. Surprise Lake Camp, Cold Spring. Mayfestny.com. Phoenicia Flea 11am-6pm. Handcrafted food, drink, confection, jewelry, apparel, accessories, apothecary, housewares, vintage and more. Parish Field, Phoenicia. Phoeniciaflea.com. Sugar Loaf Spring Festival 10am-6pm. Live music and dozens of visiting vendors and crafters from all over the tri-state region. Veronica Bero, Chester. 467-8427.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Heartsaver First Aid 8:30am-12:30pm. $50. This course covers basic first aid for trauma and illness, maneuvers for choking victims and environmental emergencies. Course results in a 2-year certification. Putnam Hospital Center, Carmel. 475-9742.

LECTURES & TALKS

The Fetish of the Primitive in Twentieth Century Art 2-3:30pm. none. William Seaton will speak on the uses of the idea of the primitive in modern art and poetry. Seligmann Center for the Arts, Sugar Loaf. 469-9459.

MUSIC

7th Annual Bob Dylan Birthday Celebration 8pm. The concert is a benefit for Family of Woodstock’s Crisis Hotline. Featuring Happy Traum, Jerry Marotta, Zach Djankian, Shear/Shazar (Jules Shear & Pal Shazar), Eric Redd, The Stacks and Lindsey Webster. Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. 679-4406. H. Peter Stern Concert Series: Bardian Ensemble 2pm. Classical, opera. Storm King Art Center, Mountainville. 534-3115. Sketchy Black Dog 7pm. Opener: Jocelyn Arndt. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970.

OPEN HOUSES/PARTIES/BENEFITS Columbia Land Conservancy Country Barbecue 4:30-8pm. $75/$15 children. Farm tours, working oxen demonstrations, animals, hay rides, many children’s activities. Dutch Hollow Farm, Schodack Landing. Clctrust. org/events/2015-country-barbecue.

SPIRITUALITY

Satsang 9am-12pm. Free. Shanti Mandir, Walden. 778-1008.

THEATER

MONDAY 25 CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

Meeting of End the New Jim Crow Action Committee 6-8pm. The End the New Jim Crow Action Network! (ENJAN) is a Hudson Valley network dedicated to fighting racist policies of racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration (the “new Jim Crow”). New Progressive Baptist Church, Kingston. Plant Sale 9am-4pm. This is the largest fundraiser of the year for the not-for-profit Association, who must raise all the funds to rehabilitate, plant, and maintain the Vanderbilt Formal Gardens. Vanderbilt Garden Association Inc., Hyde Park. 229-6432.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS

3rd Annual Uke Fest $295-$435. Beginner, intermediate and advanced instructional with Marcy Marxer, Joel Eckhaus, Ben Hassenger, Heidi Swedberg, Paul Hemmings, Ruthy Ungar and Gerald Ross. Ashokan Center, Olivebridge. 657-8333. Sugar Loaf Spring Festival 10am-6pm. Live music and dozens of visiting vendors and crafters from all over the tri-state region. Veronica Bero, Chester. 467-8427.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Hatha Yoga Classes 7:15-8pm. $10. Gentle Hatha Yoga for all levels with Kelly Shanti Mandir, Walden. 778-1008.

Mindfulness Is The Practice of Observing 7-9pm. $385 includes materials. The program is free for Health Quest and affiliate staff. There is limited seating.Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. 471-5269.

MUSIC

John Menegon 3Rio 8pm. Quinn’s, Beacon. Quinnsbeacon.com.

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Writers’ Group 6:30pm. Emphasis on poetry and shorter prose. Hyde Park Library, Hyde Park. 229-7791.

TUESDAY 26 OPEN HOUSES/PARTIES/BENEFITS Between the Lines 7pm. $5-$50. A movement and live music event inspired by Kiki Smith sketches. Catskill Creek Mill, Catskill. Greenearts.org/ between-the-lines.

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Beginner Swing Dance Classes 6-7pm. $80/four week series. New series begins every four weeks. Boughton Place, Highland. 236-3939.

WEDNESDAY 27 CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

LECTURES & TALKS

Surrealism and the Search for the Marvelous through the Visual Arts with Dennis Raverty. NYC for the Humanities 7-8:30pm. Free. Surrealism sought to channel, into works of art, the collectively repressed frustrations that had led to the devastation. Rosendale Public Library, Rosendale. 658-9013.

MUSIC

bigBANG Jazz Gang 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Fred Gillan Jr. 8pm. Daryl’s House Club, Pawling. 289-0185.

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Eurythmy Class 7pm. $5. Camphill Ghent, Chatham. 721-8423.

THURSDAY 28 CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

HEALTH & WELLNESS

LECTURES & TALKS

Understanding Your Blood Pressure & Cholesterol 5:30-6:30pm. Learn what your blood pressure and cholesterol levels mean and whether you are at risk for heart disease, stroke or other health consequences. Hudson Valley Mall, Kingston. 336-8000. Understanding Your Blood Pressure and Cholesterol 5:30pm. Hudson Valley Mall, Kingston. 336-8000. 5/15 CHRONOGRAM FORECAST 111

LITERARY & BOOKS

Word Cafe: Cornelius Eady 6:30-8pm. $15. A master class for readers and writers hosted by Chronogram books editor Nina Shengold. Outdated: An Antique Café, Kingston. 331-0030.

MUSIC

David Kraai 8-11pm. David Kraai swings by this excellent tavern to dole out three solo sets. Roadhouse Tavern, Yorktown Heights. (914) 519-6111. Dickey Betts & Great Southern 8pm. $48-$88. Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown. (914) 631-3390. Jeff Wilkinson & the Shutterdogs 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Jonah Parzen-Johnson, Destroyer of Worlds, and Chrisman/McLaughlin Duo 8pm. The Spotty Dog Books & Ale, Hudson. (518) 671-6006.

FOOD & WINE

Wine and Food Festival Tastings, seminars, demos, competitions, fashion show and dinners. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz. (800) 772-6646.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Death Café Dutchess 10am-12pm. Talk about your experience and curiosity around death and dying. Starr Library, Rhinebeck. 876-4030. Herbal First Aid 2-5pm. $40. In this three hour class, local herbalist Ashley Sapir will show you how to create a comprehensive natural first aid kit by sharing hers with you and describing the actions of each remedy. Wild Earth, New Paltz. 256-9830.

Jazz Woman to the Rescue Presents “World Peace in the Key of Jazz” with Antoinette Montague, Danny Mixon, Winard Harper, Solomon Hicks, Paul Beaudry 8-10:30pm. $15. Bean Runner Cafe, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701. Keith Newman 8pm. Acoustic. The Publik House, Ellenville. Thepublikhouseny.com. Mid-Hudson Rainbow Chorus 8pm. $10. This four-part chorus of gay and gay-friendly singers will perform mostly contemporary pop and jazz tunes--among them, music from the Beatles, Vienna Teng, Irving Mills, and Nina Simone. Old Dutch Church, Kingston. 338-6759.

FOOD & WINE

Wine and Food Festival Tastings, seminars, demos, competitions, fashion show and dinners. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz. (800) 772-6646.

LITERARY & BOOKS

Charles Dickens Book Club: The Old Curiosity Shop 12pm. Hyde Park Library, Hyde Park. 229-7791.

THEATER

SATURDAY 30 DANCE

Learn to Swing Dance Workshop Last Saturday of every month, 6-7:30pm. $30/$25 pre-register. APG Pilates, Newburgh. 236-3939. CHRONOGRAM.COM These listings do not include weekly recurring events, such as classes that take place every Wednesday, for example. Visit Chronogram.com for events updated daily, recurring weekly events, and staff recommendations. You can also upload events directly to our Events database at Chronogram.com/submitevent.

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SPIRITUALITY

Kirtan 7:30-9pm. Free. Shanti Mandir, Walden. 778-1008.

THEATER

Shadowland Theatre presents CLYBOURNE PARK 8pm. Tickets start at $34. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award, this sharp and funny collision of race and real estate is one of the finest plays written in recent years, and a provocative homage to Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun. Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville. 647-5511. Astronomy Walk By Mid-Hudson Astronomy Association 8pm. $5/members free. Join Dr. Willie Yee, president, and Joe Macagne, vice president of the Mid-Hudson Astronomical Association for a presentation and 21st Century exploration of the night sky. Olana State Historic Site, Hudson. (518) 828-1872. Exploring the Chakras through Art and Yoga 1-5pm. $85. Using the ancient chakra system as a guide, we will explore the power of movement, breath and watercolor painting as methods for increasing vitality and stimulating our body’s own healing process. Yoga on Lake Rippowam, South Salem. (925) 352-4150.

DANCE

Arlen Roth Band with Cindy Cashdollar 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Breaking Justice 9pm. Hyde Park Brewing Company, Hyde Park. 229-8277. The High East 9:30pm. Jazz. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624. Josh Ritter with Special Guest Barnstar 8pm. $30-$50. Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown. (914) 631-3390. The Kurt Henry Band 9:30pm. Catskill Mountain Pizza Company, Woodstock. 679-7969. Steve Chizmadia and the Accidental Gypsies 8pm. $10. Singer songwriter tradition, country and rock. Bean Runner Cafe, Peekskill (914) 737-1701.

Heroes Bike Run 9am-4pm. $40 single rider/ $50 doubles. Benefits the Wounded Warrior Project. Registration and breakfast begins at 9 AM. Take a scenic ride through the beautiful country roads of Orange County. Thomas Bull Memorial Park, Montgomery. 615-9084.

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

FRIDAY 29

MUSIC

OUTDOORS & RECREATION

SUNDAY 31 Hefestus Iron Pour It’s getting hot and heavy in Beacon this spring. The second annual Hefestus festival is returning on May 23 for a full day of iron casting, sculpting, and metalwork, with live music, food, and drinks. Trained professionals will be pouring several thousand pounds of molten iron at the former Polich Tallix Fine Art Foundry on Hanna Lane to showcase the foundry’s history and the suspense and excitement that goes into metalwork. Fire, steam, and full body protection create an intense atmosphere, with 3,000-degree molten iron being poured and prodded by teams, the audience looking on from a safe distance. Visitors are given scratch molds at carving stations (first come, first served) to create their own designs. (845) 231-6100; Hefestusironpour.com.

KIDS & FAMILY

Family Day Art Projects 1-5pm. All in downtown Woodstock, at the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, Byrdcliffe’s Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, and the Center for Photography at Woodstock. Byrdcliffe Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, Woodstock. 679-2079.

LITERARY & BOOKS

Laura Ludwig Presents Performance Art and Poetry 6:30pm. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, Saugerties. 246-5775. Millbrook Literary Festival A celebration of authors, books and the joy of reading throughout the village of Millbrook. Millbrook Free Library, Millbrook. Millbrookbookfestival.org.

MUSIC

Amy and Leslie 8pm. $20. Rosendale Cafe, Rosendale. 658-9048. An Evening with Mikhail Horowitz and Gilles Malkine 6pm. $75. Dinner and performance held at private residence; reservations required. Byrdcliffe Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, Woodstock. 679-2079. Breakaway Featuring Robin Baker Last Saturday of every month, 8-11:30pm. Music ranges from rock n roll, R&B, standards, and pop songs. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699. Commencement Concert for the Class of 2015 3pm. Presented by members of the music department faculty. Skinner Hall at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie. 437-7319.

Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway 8-10pm. $40/$35 in advance/$20 students. Neil Berg, composer & pianist, and Broadway singers, present a tribute to the glorious music of Rodgers & Hammerstein, the Gershwins, Sondheim, and more. The James Eart Theater at Poughkeepsie Day School, Poughkeepsie. 232-1029. The Progressions 8pm. Hyde Park Brewing Company, Hyde Park. 229-8277. Slice 8pm. Modern rock. Elsie’s Place, Wallkill. 895-8975. Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes 8-9:30pm. $49.50/$69.50. Rock and roll party. Paramount Hudson Valley, Peekskill. (914) 739-0039.

OPEN HOUSES/PARTIES/BENEFITS Houses on the Land: The Fruits of Marlborough From the Highlands to the Hudson 11am-4pm. $40/$35 in advance/$5 WVLT member discount. Our 2015 tour explores the rich and enduring cultural history, architectural traditions and agricultural heritage of Marlborough’s hamlets. Miltonon-Hudson Train Station, Milton. 570-1808. Spring Fling 5pm. $90+. Cocktails, silent auction, dinner catered by Swoon. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-4181.

DANCE

Learn to Dance Rumba Workshop 12:30-2pm. $30/$25 pre-registered APG Pilates, Newburgh. 236-3939.

FOOD & WINE

Wine and Food Festival Tastings, seminars, demos, competitions, fashion show and dinners. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz. (800) 772-6646.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

AHA ACLS Renewal Course 9am-5pm. $150. This is a recertification of the ACLS course. You must have a current ACLS certification to take this course. Course completion results in a two-year ACLS certification from the American Heart Association. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. 475-9742.

MUSIC

Joe Ely 8pm. Daryl’s House Club, Pawling. 289-0185. Lady Antebellum 8pm. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs. (518) 584-9330. Rueben Wilson Combo 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970.

SPIRITUALITY

Akashic Records Revealed with June Brought Last Sunday of every month, 2-3:30pm. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650. Satsang 9am-12pm. Free. Shanti Mandir, Walden. 778-1008.

THEATER

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In under an hour, you could be a world away, enjoying Dutchess County’s 800 square miles of breathtaking vistas; fascinating historic and cultural sites; family-friendly activities; artisanal food and wine offerings; and colorful fairs, festivals, and other special events. Take a short drive, and take advantage of what’s nearby in towns like Poughkeepsie or Beacon. Experience the Hudson Valley that Fodor’s Travel added to its 2015 “GO List” as one of the top 25 places to visit in the world!

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celebrating national tourism week - may 2-10, 2015 WALKWAY OVER THE HUDSON

ANNUAL BALLOON FESTiVAL

DRAGON BOAT RACE & FESTiVAL

June 13, 2015 Runners of all abilties are invited to take part in one of three races — a marathon, halfmarathon, or a 5K — each of which crosses the historic Hudson River via this 1.25-mile pedestrian bridge. Runners are also invited to attend the Health & Wellness Expo, held June 12, 2015. Go to DutchessTourism.com to find out more about the races, and sign up now to reserve your spot! Register early for the best rates.

July 10 -July 12, 2015 Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Balloon Festival! Mass Balloon launches take place at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday at the Dutchess County Airport. Evening launches at 6:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday evenings held at the Poughkeepsie waterfront. See www.dcrcoc.org/balloonfestival for details. A colorful spectacle not to be missed!

July 25, 2015 Men and women of all ages and skill levels are invited to be a part of an exciting Dragon Boat Race on the Hudson River. Register as a team or individual for this fun 200-meter course. Race benefits Arts Mid-Hudson and Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation. Enjoy a day-long Asian Cultural Festival on the waterfront, with kids’ games, music, food and drink, fun and dancing. 5/15 CHRONOGRAM FORECAST 113

ROBERT STURM / COURTESY OF KARMA TRIYANA DHARMACHAKRA

Planet Waves BY ERIC FRANCIS COPPOLINO

Tibetan Buddhist leader Ogyen Tringley Djore speaking at UPAC in Kingston on April 18.

What the Karmapa Said

he translator was laughing so hard he could not speak. He seemed to have heard the funniest thing in his life. We were all waiting for the English version of what Ogyen Tringley Djore, the Tibetan Buddhist leader known as the 17th Karmapa, had said. Karma Triyana Dharmachakra monastery in Woodstock is the Karmapa’s North American base. He was here on his second visit to the United States when he offered a teaching at UPAC in Kingston on April 18. The translator, Lama Yeshe Tyamtso, tried to compose himself, but without much success. He finally seemed to find his center, then, after taking about two breaths, he burst into laughter again. Laughing like the Buddha himself, wrapped in his bright red robe, which the color of his cheeks now matched, sitting at the Karmapa’s feet in his headset with pad and pencil still in his hands. Not your average stone-faced interpreter. Djore, for his part, was placidly watching this scene, mildly bemused. By this time, the audience was getting the giggles. I am one of those people who notices moments of actual transcendence and this was one of them. Finally, Lama Yeshe could speak. “The sad part is, it won’t be as funny when I translate it.” Still, everyone wanted to know. One persistent theme of Djore’s talk was urging caution around religious traditions, especially if they’re adhered to mindlessly for their own sake. In that context, he was explaining that there are certain traditions that don’t help the cause. For example, if you visit Tibet and come home with a souvenir skull and put it on your altar, it might frighten your family and make them think you’re into something really weird. They would not have an accurate notion of your practice. So you don’t have to do that kind of thing. 114 PLANET WAVES CHRONOGRAM 5/15

That, for whatever reason—the teacher’s inflection, or some reference to his personal experience—is what Lama Yeshe found so funny. Djore is known as a young, up-and-coming Tibetan leader who is actually with it. He’s just 29, he follows and talks about current events, and as far as I could tell, he has a clue what people are facing at our time in history. There is a tradition in Tibetan Buddhism of offering practical information that one can actually use, rather than complex, abstract spiritual theories that seem neither to have feet nor to touch the ground. Djore had a lot to say about the difference between religion and spirituality. This seemed to be the dominant theme of the day’s teaching. As he understood the terms as currently used in the United States, he explained, religion is what you do because it’s handed to you by tradition or by your family. You don’t necessarily know why you do it, or what it means. Spirituality, by contrast, involves a process of personal exploration and direct experience of life. It’s not about following the choreography of tradition; rather, you dive into a journey, make discoveries, and actually learn what works for you. People who have unusual spiritual experiences often get the attention of others, but then their direct experiences are typically codified into religions, and the seed experience is typically forgotten. Djore offered what he called an imperfect metaphor. Imagine that the Buddha is in a hall, speaking to his disciples. He finishes speaking and says that the only way out of the hall is to his right. Then he leaves, to the right (experiencing what in context seemed to be a Tibetan word for enlightenment). His followers, though, stay behind in the hall, for hundreds of years. They remember what the Buddha said about only exiting to his right, and that he walked out of the hall that way. What they don’t know is that he said

that because there wasn’t a door on the left. Now, many years later, there is one, but nobody is paying attention to the original intent of the teacher’s words. First “exit to the right” becomes a rule, then a religious dogma. Nobody uses the lefthand exit, but they don’t understand why. I took the metaphor on the surface level, though it also seemed to apply to the “right” and “left” paths indicated in many traditions—those of purity and passion, respectively. (These align with the white path and the red path, also illustrated in the Hierophant tarot card.) You can experience your Buddha nature either way. Yet, to experience the lefthand exit, you would typically have to break a tradition, rule, or dogma. But those are the only things that are stopping you. The door is there if you want it. Remember it’s there. Remember it’s open. This is a radical teaching. It may not sound like it, though part of the message comes through who the teacher is. The teacher doesn’t make the message more correct, only more compelling. What he’s saying, as I understand it, is to remember that passion and worldly experience are valid teachers. You don’t need to take a conservative monastic path in order to learn and grow. You can live, and live consciously, and also grow, and express your soul’s intent. Another theme introduced early in the day was fear. Most spiritual teachers will tell you that you need to feel less fear. Djore has a different spin. He first explained that fear is what biological instinct intends people to feel in the case of immediate danger. If there’s a tiger about to pounce on you, fear is a natural response. He called this existential fear. But there are things in our current environment that we need to be fearful about, but which typically we are not. One example is climate change (a persistent topic for him). We really should be concerned about that, but for some reason it doesn’t register. He likened it to being told that in three months, a tiger will cross your path; most people would not worry, because it’s not going to happen for a while. Concern about climate change requires thought and analysis. And this, he said, most people are not bothering with. This is the kind of fear you really need. What he did not say, though maybe he’s said it elsewhere, is that many people experience constant anxiety, which is a form of abstract fear that’s based neither on actual danger nor on a reasoning process. My impression is that anxiety is taking up most of the time, space, and energy that would be better devoted to analysis. Instead, people cut themselves off and don’t feel much of anything. He likened this to a particular kind of lack of love he called apathy—the idea that “It’s not my business, I’m not involved, this isn’t my responsibility.” These become excuses for acting in unloving ways toward our neighbors. It’s not the overt kind of unloving, but rather refusing to be present or helpful when you’re needed. They’re a big problem in a world where people tend to look after themselves and their immediate family, and look for excuses not to offer themselves to the wider community. Then people see one another not caring. The next level of excuse becomes “I don’t care because you don’t care,” and we end up with the world we have today. This is the logic of a world where love is severely lacking, and where we’ve limited our capacity to love. Everyone “understands” this, because the excuse has a certain benefit—they don’t have to go out of their way, or take the time and energy required to help. And as a result, the world spirals into a dark place where compassion is often lacking. Later, he returned to the theme of religion. One of the teachings of the Buddhist path is not worshipping what he called “mundane gods.” These he described as powers with whom we cut deals, make offerings, and presumably receive protection from our misdeeds. Mundane gods get in the way of your connection to spirit or source—the Buddha within. But he also was cautious about doing what he described as externalizing the Buddha. Whether you worship the Buddha as outside of yourself, or a

mundane god outside of yourself, what you’re really demonstrating is lack of self-confidence. Self-confidence is the most basic, useful kind of faith. When you lack that kind of confidence or faith, you’re likely to project it on some external authority or object. That will in turn further weaken your self-confidence. So if you want to strengthen your confidence or faith, withdraw your worship of external gods, and focus on your true inner nature. I would consider that a practical teaching—the best I’ve ever heard on the theme of confidence. Part of the day’s program involved an introduction to what are called the three jewels of Buddhism—the three core concepts that compose the heart of the philosophy. These are Buddha, Dharma, and Sanga. Like all his other teachings, the Karmapa reinterpreted these somewhat, making them more accessible. Buddha is the teacher, the awakened one—which can refer to the guy himself, or to the Buddha nature within. You could think of the Buddha nature as loving selfawareness that embraces the world. Said another way, it’s being awake. Dharma is your process along the journey; it’s what you actually do. Sanga is the family of your brothers and sisters already on the path. More traditional forms of Buddhism define these a bit more rigidly. For example, Dharma is sometimes defined as following the teachings of the Buddha. The Karmapa said that following the teachings and correct action are the same thing. Sanga is traditionally defined not as the community but as the priesthood. He expanded the idea a bit. The implication here is that we are all ministers of compassion; we are all teachers. Sanga is the community of those who are helping. The afternoon session involved what Buddhists call the taking of refuge vows. I’ve been involved in my community as a kind of messenger or teacher for a long time. It was amazing being in a room of 1,500 people, all of whom were promising to be more helpful. Taking a guess, I would say that about half of us there were locals from in and around the Woodstock area. Imagine if all of those people really took that vow to heart; imagine if there really were a focus on loving self-awareness, love-in-action, and honoring the family of those who are helping. It would take far fewer people than that to completely transform a community—even a large one. Teaching through action (Dharma) has a way of spreading the light, slowly though it may seem. Apathy deepens the darkness. Dharma is the correct response. It was very encouraging both to hear this and to know that the idea was being given a credible endorsement. The thing I don’t understand about apathy as a choice—that is, about pretending that everything is someone else’s business—is that it’s so painful. I may have to go out of my way in order to help someone, but I feel better when I do it. I would feel no better if I chose not to; personally, I am helpful to be helpful and because it feels good to. Helping, or acting in a loving way, spreads the positive energy. If someone has helped you, you’re more likely to help someone else. Typically, we get caught in the negative expression of this principle, the logic “Nobody wants to help me and I don’t want to help anyone.” We get this message a lot—it’s the very core of the neoconservative, Ayn Rand-based social theory that altruism does not exist. Take note that, in fact, altruism is self-serving because it makes you happier and helps you feel less isolated. The thing is, in our world, it takes a spiritual master on the level of the Karmapa to point this out, if anyone is going to believe it. We think we need a reincarnated expression of the Buddha himself to tell us that our lives will be better if we’re more willing to open ourselves up and offer our goodwill. Hey, whatever it takes.

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TAURUS

(April 19-May 20)

You seem determined to sort out the money issue, which is a good thing. Remember though that money is not usually something that comes to you. Rather, it’s something that you go out and get. And if it does come to you, it’s often the result of long preparation. That’s actually good news, because there are likely to be several skills you’ve developed that qualify. In that light, I have two suggestions: One is to embark on a personal resources inventory. What do you know, or what skills do you have, that are of value to others? What do you currently get paid for that you can improve, so as to increase its value? Before you go striking things off your list for not being perfect, or well-developed enough, take it slow and consider carefully what you’re working with. Communicate with people who pay you and find out how you can snuggle tighter with the larger business plan. Second, you need to connect to your motivation. That’s another way of saying what drives you, and allow it to do so. Skip excuses like “money isn’t everything” or “money doesn’t really matter that much” and actually make contact with your need or desire to improve your life from a material standpoint. If you look carefully you’ll find many matches between your resources and your motivation to succeed.

GEMINI

(May 20-June 21)

Think of yourself as a weaver. You already know that fibers that are woven into fabric are much stronger, with more integrity, than a collection of loose threads. Therefore, collect the loose threads and one at a time, gather them into the fabric of your life. Weaving is a conscious act. It’s based on an idea and an intention. You may at first need to trace the threads back to their origins, untangle them and place them where they belong. This is of course a mental process, and you may be sorting through some complex ideas about who you are, how you feel and how you feel about others. There would seem to be some scenario from the past that is calling for a careful review. You’re likely to notice interconnections between people and events that you might have missed, though you saw the clues many times before. You don’t need to look for the connections, merely to notice them. I also suggest you pause before you judge the intentions of others, especially on events in the past, because much information is going to come to the surface. The timing extends into mid June, because Mercury is retrograde in your sign. Other chart factors say you may be in a rush to get to the bottom of things, or experiencing some other form of impatience. Give yourself time to untangle and weave what you learn into a coherent story.

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(March 20-April 19)

Pull your mind into focus and set your priorities. This will give you a sense of direction. As you move through the next few weeks, you’re likely to revise your plans many times, or more likely, rework the language you use to describe them. I suggest that you not get lost in the sauce of thinking that the words you pick to describe something are more important than whatever they are designed to illustrate. Focus on your central idea and you’ll find it a lot easier to be clear. Stay close to your subject matter. At the same time, keep shifting your viewpoint, so you get a more full panorama. Notice when your perspective gets stuck. When it does, move around and look from another angle, or through a different lens. If you find yourself arguing, argue the other side of the case as well, and then weight and balance what you learn. Language is always a matter of experimentation, of revision, and of getting the best approximate fit between a concept and how you sketch it out. Think in terms of improvement rather than perfection. Remember that good writing is not merely about clear words but rather about expressing clear ideas. And it can take some time to get there. If you consider that you’re describing something that already exists, this process will be much easier.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22)

If you’ve ever wanted to reveal all your secrets to yourself, this is the time. With this I would include deep, unspeakable desires, which you may find are more easily translated into words over the next few weeks. You may discover that you can see viewpoints that are opposite what you typically hold. This doesn’t mean you’re changing how you feel, but rather that you’re open to considering different perspectives. Notably, you don’t have to share this information with anyone yet. In fact you will be working out a diversity of inner contradictions, and you won’t know for a while where you really stand with yourself. It would probably be better if you kept what you’re working through to yourself, or perhaps only a trusted confidant, at least through the end of Mercury retrograde on June 11. The real gift seems to be getting to the bottom of your anger. This would be especially true if you feel you don’t have any. And it’ll be helpful if you’re aware that you struggle with forgiveness in any way, especially in a world that seems intent on doling out insults and injuries on a regular basis. There’s plenty you can do about this, at least in terms of cultivating your own peace of mind. Understanding really is the most significant precursor to compassion, and within a short time you will understand a lot more than you do today.

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Many mysteries will reveal themselves over the next five or six weeks; that seems to be written in every corner of the sky. Your own personal discoveries are likely to surround your sexual history. The fact that sex is exploited, commercialized, and joked about does not lessen its significance. In a clear and sober state of mind, just about everyone would agree with that statement. You now have a rare opportunity to focus on a dimension of your healing that you may have been trying to see clearly for years. There’s a factor that you first encountered during childhood that may make itself known. The result of that event or experience seems to have been accelerated maturity, but you paid a price for that; you left behind an aspect of the child you once were. Information about this may come from any direction, though I suspect that a series of interactions you have with people in your community or circle of friends are going to help you figure out how you feel and what you need to do. Pay attention to any conflicts that arise, particularly with people you thought you trusted. Be aware when someone reveals another side of their personality, or when you notice that it’s there. Look for the other side of every story. This will guide you closer to the truth that you seek. Then take that information in and contemplate it quietly.

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(August 23-September 22)

You seem to be fixating on the question of why you struggle with insecurity to the extent that you do. It’s a good question, though if you look around at the world and notice how much is teetering on the brink of disaster, you would feel better about yourself. We in the 21st century often think of ourselves as being so much better off than the pioneers or the settlers or assorted primitives who came before us. But is that really true? There’s so much more that can go wrong today. For you, though, the question is where you place your focus or, as may be the case, your over-focus. Because the things that concern you and consume your energy so rarely go wrong, you can read your own thoughts like a tarot spread. You don’t actually need to worry about what you tend to worry about, though it will tell you a lot. There really is a root cause to your worries, and from what I can see you’re in an excellent position to figure it out. I can give you a clue, which is that it’s likely to be a variant on something that troubled your parents and perhaps their parents but is no longer a factor in your environment. Once you understand that their problems are not your problems, you will feel so much better.

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You now have the blessing of being seen, and even better, being seen for who you are. While it’s true that your focus is often on making sure that others are taken care of, you’re not always recognized for that. If you are who you are, it will be obvious who you are. Under this astrology, you have extra freedom to reach for goals that may have seemed distant or impossible, and actually get a result. Just make sure that you don’t talk yourself out of that possibility. Surround yourself with supportive people, and gather a few new ones. Make sure you take care of yourself and that you’re taken care of by others; your state of mind is nearly all that matters now. Therefore, if you have a crisis of faith, I suggest you speak with those who are in a position to help. You might even decide that it’s better to leave certain concerns to others that you trust, so that you can keep your mind free to take care of other things. Under the current astrology the best thing you can do is be visible, show your face in public, and stay on the radar of those you respect or want to work with. All of that, and remember your goals. Know what you want and don’t forget.

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SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 22) You don’t need to argue with your emotions, or block them, though you would be wise to notice them and treat them as real. You seem ready to step out of a corner that you somehow let yourself get backed into, and the issue seems to be whether you really can trust someone. Looked at more closely, though, the question is whether you can trust yourself. If you can manage that much, you will be able to make more sense of the potentially erratic thinking and/or conduct of someone you’re close to. I suggest you hold open plenty of space for them to go through their gyrations, and to express everything they want to express, including and especially their contradictions. As they do this, if you’re paying attention, you will have all the information you need to figure out exactly what’s going through their heart and soul. Just be aware this could take a little while. You may have reasons to change, radically shift, or end the relationship; I would urge patience and forbearance. Act like you have all the time in the world. While you’re doing this, you’re going to learn a lot and I do mean a lot about some inner questions and issues that you’ve been wondering about forever. The tolerance you offer to others is the same as what you offer yourself. The truth is organized in layers—therefore, patience really helps.

CAPRICORN

(December 22-January 20)

It would help if you believe the information you’re given, especially if you recognize that it’s associated with your personal evolution. Your charts suggest you might not recognize as true something that is indeed true, even though you have evidence to support it. One hint is that you’ve figured this out before, and it didn’t quite register. Now the pattern is easy to see. You don’t need to make the same mistake again, especially if it involves a relationship and what you’re learning and exploring there. You have by this time figured out that there is some internal issue that’s preventing you from fully trusting this situation, or in truth, many others. It’s as if you can see this scenario as it is only when you don’t look directly at it. Now, however, a constellation is aligning that is allowing you to enter a direct dialog with this issue. One theme is whether you feel you can accurately express yourself. This in turn has a way of making you feel the only option is silence. But that’s not really a viable route; not now, anyway. The more progressive way to go is to enter into a direct dialog with every taboo. Put the subject matter into words, whatever that takes. Strive for clarity day by day and please don’t be deterred by the small effort it can take to get there.

AQUARIUS

(January 20-February 19)

Keep scratching out your niche in the world, the one where you belong. If it often seems more difficult than necessary, remember that you’re doing something original. You may also be doing something that contradicts the many prevailing beliefs of our time. But what it doesn’t contradict are the prevailing needs of our time. Rather than focusing on beliefs or on what is supposedly acceptable (or not), stay close to the necessities you’re responding to. Know what they are, and when in doubt, come back to the egg. That’s the thing to speak to. Remember that people are hurting, that they often feel dispossessed of the world, and that they have less energy and often less ability to reason than you do. Plus, very often you’re willing to take chances they are not willing to take. Therefore, don’t try to convince anyone of anything. Rather, speak directly to their needs, and demonstrate what you can do for them. It’s true that this puts you in a nurturing role, though in truth that is what’s required for both your own progress and for that of the planet we all share. Remember too that the solution to any problem is most often born of creativity. That in turn requires an experiment, which is exactly how your chart is describing your life at the moment. So keep at it, one day at a time.

PISCES

(February 19-March 20)

Consider all the possible combinations of work, wellbeing, and healing, and experiment with them. I don’t mean the words, I mean what they represent. This is where you can find benefit in your life, for yourself and for others. Many factors may seem to be unpredictable or unstable, at least for the moment. What is dependable is that there’s work to do, that you have some important healing processes going, and that wellbeing is the core theme of your life. Your greatest productivity and strongest relationships will come from the place where these things meet. Focus on those relationships and you will strengthen them, and come into a new state of balance. The world may be stressed out, and people may be struggling to find time to check all their devices. You have abundant energy, you have a clear agenda and a sense of what matters to you. You can trust your perceptions about these things. While you’re here, I suggest you focus on one long-term plan that you know is going to improve your life. If you must lean on others to create (or claim) the space and energy for this special project, that’s why they’re in your life. Allow yourself to be supported by your environment. If it helps, remember the abundant benefit people get from your presence. Take care of yourself and remember that your priorities actually matter. 118 PLANET WAVES CHRONOGRAM 5/15

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and `30s, the work was as varied and controversial as his poetry. He dabbled in Cubism and abstraction, eventually evolving to more representational pieces that sought to dissect, observe, and analyze. His artwork acts as a kind of timeline of his development as an artist, poet, and human being. Cummings’s work is currently on display through June 21 at the Transverse Gallery at the Locust Grove Estate in Poughkeepsie, in collaboration with the Ken Lopez Gallery. Eecummingsart.com; Lgny.org. —Kelly Seiz